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Why the City of Cape Town selling its real estate is not as simple as it looks
Selling too much public property now could limit future opportunities for social housing, community facilities or public projects that only the state can deliver
Court ruling ordering alternative housing for homeless in Cape Town is welcomed
The city agreed to amend shelter rules to make them more humane and compliant with the Constitution
River Club redevelopment is a triumph for the future of First Nations’ heritage
Right of reply to How to whitewash colonial pain and trauma, published in the Mail & Guardian 24 September
Van Rooyen slams WC provincial government for slow spending on drought relief
Minister Des Van Rooyen has criticised the province and will meet today with a task team to decide if the Western Cape drought is a national disaster
DA FedEx resolves to formally charge, investigate De Lille
This comes after months of serious claims and counterclaims between the City of Cape Town and De Lille.
Inside the DA divisions in the City of Cape Town
The DA’s Federal Executive Council will meet on Sunday "to thoroughly engage with all aspects of the allegations against De Lille".
De Lille claims Bowmans refuses to amend ‘errors’ in report
De Lille said she had requested the firm to amend the report, and some of their findings, based on factual errors she had pointed out
Drought-stricken Western Cape declared disaster zone
The declaration was made to quicken the reaction time for the deployment of resources to tackle water scarcity, says MEC Alan Winde.
Gigaba heeds summons by Western Cape govt
Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba addressed the provincial government of the Western Cape on the new immigration regulations.
Western Cape keeps Zille on as premier
Democratic Alliance leader Helen Zille has been re-elected as the premier of the Western Cape with 27 votes against the ANC’s 14.
DA focused on gender diversity in Western Cape Cabinet
Zille has said there is a strong likelihood there will be more than one woman in the provincial executive after the elections.
Youth subsidy working in Western Cape
National government needs look no further than that province for an example of how it can be done.
Red-flagging gives Cape audit green light
All 25 departments and public entities falling under the DA-led Western Cape government received unqualified audits for the 2009-10 financial year.
No place called home
Refugees want to tell Ebrahim Rasool that they are terrified of being forced to reintegrate, despite camps being scheduled to close on July 23.
Western Cape govt mulls lawsuit over Delft
The Western Cape government may join in a contemplated R20-million lawsuit claim against a Democratic Alliance (DA) councillor it claims is behind the illegal occupation of…