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Expansion needed: Supporters of the sale of the Cape Town International Convention Centre argue that if the City continues to own it, the funding obligation to grow it falls partly on the public purse. Photo: Discott
ASSET MANAGEMENT

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

  • Ash Müller
6 min read
File photo of a homeless man sleeping on a Cape Town road.
ALTERNATIVE HOUSING

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

  • Umamah Bakharia
3 min read
River Club.
CITY OF CAPE TOWN

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

  • Jody Aufrichtig
6 min read
Islamist group al-Shabab.
DEPARTMENT OF CO OPERATIVE GOVERNANCE AND

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

  • Staff Reporter
1 min read
De Lille has recently come under fire, facing several allegations levelled at her by colleagues. (Gallo)
BOWMAN GILFILAN ATTORNEYS

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.

  • Caryn Dolley
3 min read
BEE has also been a source of fierce contestation within the party. (Skyler Reid/M&G)
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE

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".

  • Nation Nyoka
  • Jan Gerber
  • Tshidi Madia
6 min read
In the proposed amendment
BOWMAN GILFILLAN

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

  • Derrick Spies
3 min read
The Karoo and West Coast municipalities were previously declared disaster zones in 2016.
DROUGHT

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.

  • Nation Nyoka
1 min read
From words like “Nkandla” to “coconut”
IMMIGRATION BILL

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.

  • Andisiwe Makinana
6 min read
DA leader Helen Zille gets frank with us about EFF
HELEN ZILLE

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.

  • Jenna Etheridge
2 min read
Helen Zille says her Cabinet must contain the best people for the job.
ANDISIWE MAKINANA

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.

  • Andisiwe Makinana
4 min read
Youth subsidy working in Western Cape
LABOUR

Youth subsidy working in Western Cape

National government needs look no further than that province for an example of how it can be done.

  • Lynley Donnelly
5 min read
MANDY ROSSOUW

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.

  • Mandy Rossouw
1 min read
CAPE TOWN

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.

  • Pearlie Joubert Author
5 min read
CAPE TOWN

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…

  • Staff Reporter
2 min read
CAPE TOWN

Farmworker crash toll rises as govt vows crackdown

The death toll from Tuesday’s accident involving a truck crammed with farmworkers has risen to eight. The news came as the Western Cape government vowed to crack down on the way…

  • Staff Reporter
2 min read
CAPE TOWN

Western Cape ‘winning war against drugs’

The Western Cape government is winning the war against drugs, Premier Ebrahim Rasool said on Monday. ”Considering that this financial year is only halfway through, police have…

  • Staff Reporter
1 min read