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Philippi

Revitalising communities through urban green zones – the key principles of transformation
Partner Content
/ 30 April 2024

Revitalising communities through urban green zones – the key principles of transformation

Collaborative efforts enhance sustainability, impact and long-term viability, fostering a sense of collective responsibility and investment in community development

By HEINEKEN
Freedom Day in Philippi: Gunshots, robberies and piles of rubbish
National
/ 27 April 2023

Freedom Day in Philippi: Gunshots, robberies and piles of rubbish

You leave your house at your own risk in the Cape Flats township. Motorists are a target, especially visitors. Gunshots are an everyday occurrence

By Sandiso Phaliso
City planners, street vendors and spaza shops could help keep South Africans fed. Here’s how
Opinion
/ 18 February 2023

City planners, street vendors and spaza shops could help keep South Africans fed. Here’s how

Local governments back many projects where people can grow vegetables in urban areas, but researchers say that it’s not enough to curb hunger

By Nicole Ludolph
Mandisa Makubalo: Being a woman is a strength in business
National
/ 4 April 2022

Mandisa Makubalo: Being a woman is a strength in business

The businesswoman travels the world, from the comfort of her office

By Eunice Masson
Nurture the formidable entrepreneurial spirit of SA’s township women
Opinion
/ 26 September 2021

Nurture the formidable entrepreneurial spirit of SA’s township women

Many don’t have a formal education or business literacy but they support their families and create opportunities for others

By Catherine Sofianos
Security beefed up at Philippi school where teacher was killed
Education
/ 22 September 2021

Security beefed up at Philippi school where teacher was killed

‘He was like a loving father,’ says community member of murdered teacher in Philippi, Western Cape

By Eunice Masson
Cape Flats gangsters, children die in fight over turf
National
/ 24 July 2021

Cape Flats gangsters, children die in fight over turf

Extortion rackets are part of a corrupt system that includes religious leaders, councillors, police and syndicates

By Eunice Masson
Somali spaza shop owners take up arms
Article
/ 1 September 2017

Somali spaza shop owners take up arms

In just five years 700 Somalis have been killed in South Africa, with few if any legal repercussions

By Govan Whittles
Symphony Way – the road that bridges fury and hope
Article
/ 18 June 2015

Symphony Way – the road that bridges fury and hope

Tired of being treated like "dogs", residents of the Cape township of Philippi have taken their anger out on one another.

By Staff Reporter
Pupils Speak Out: ‘They called us the ‘K’ word and told us to go back to the township’
Article
/ 12 March 2015

Pupils Speak Out: ‘They called us the ‘K’ word and told us to go back to the township’

Philippi High School pupils give their account of events on March 6, when police with stun grenades repelled them from the WC education department.

By Staff Reporter
What the law has to say about evictions
Analysis
/ 1 September 2014

What the law has to say about evictions

The recent spate of evictions in the Western Cape must make the right to housing ring hollow for those left homeless, writes Sandra Liebenberg.

By Sandra Liebenberg
Law enforcement bounces around blame for Philippi evictions
Article
/ 13 August 2014

Law enforcement bounces around blame for Philippi evictions

The SAPS and City of Cape Town law enforcers have accused each other of carrying out the demolition of shacks in Philippi East. GroundUp reports.

By Staff Reporter
Cops beat, humiliate evicted shack dwellers
Article
/ 11 August 2014

Cops beat, humiliate evicted shack dwellers

Shack dwellers in Philippi East’s "Marikana" settlement were evicted on Monday by the City of Cape Town’s Anti-Land Invasion Unit. GroundUp reports.

By Staff Reporter
Dumping damns Philippi wetland
Article
/ 24 October 2013

Dumping damns Philippi wetland

Construction companies have damaged an ecosystem and wrought havoc in a farming community in Cape Town and winter rains have exacerbated the problem.

By Sipho Kings
Fight for Philippi: Cape farmland could lose ground to housing
Article
/ 16 November 2012

Fight for Philippi: Cape farmland could lose ground to housing

A stretch of farmland that could prove vital to Cape Town’s food security is threatened by development, illegal dumping and informal settlements.

By Heidi Swart

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