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Police Minister Bheki Cele. (Brenton Geach/Gallo Images via Getty Images)
ALAN WINDE

Report arrests Cele’s claims of Western Cape having most policing resources in South Africa

According to the annual report, there is a shortage of 548 detectives in the province, and one detective deals with between 40 and 60 cases

  • Eunice Masson
3 min read
ALAN WINDE

South Africa’s move to Covid alert level 1 is good for business, but what about health?

Scientists say the country needs to significantly improve vaccination rates

  • Eunice Masson
3 min read
CITY OF CAPE TOWN

Cause of Rhodes Memorial fire to be made public in two weeks’ time

The final report has long exceeded its initial two-week timeframe

  • Eunice Masson
2 min read
Democratic Alliance councillor Nora Grose. (Facebook)
CITY OF CAPE TOWN

DA councillor implicated in food relief fraud continues daily chores as case runs its course

The speaker of City of Cape Town says no sanctions are considered against City’s ward councillor, as yet

  • Eunice Masson
2 min read
Democratic Alliance councillor Nora Grose
ATLANTIS MAGISTRATE COURT

DA councillor arrested for allegedly defrauding food relief project

Nora Grose is accused of using R170 000 intended for a food relief project in Cape Town for personal gain

  • Eunice Masson
2 min read
Sources inside the DA say that MP and finance spokesperson Geordin Hill-Lewis will likely take the position ahead of the incumbent, Dan Plato (L). (Photo: David Harrison/M&G)
ABEL TAU

Democratic Alliance mayoral candidates to be announced

Sources inside the DA say that MP and finance spokesperson Geordin Hill-Lewis will likely be named as candidate for Cape Town ahead of the incumbent, Dan Plato.

  • Lizeka Tandwa
6 min read
ARSON

Cape Town fire burns for a third day, authorities confirm minister’s residence gutted

Fresh firefighting teams are expected to take over from the crews that battled the blaze throughout Monday evening

  • Eunice Masson
3 min read
BRACKENFELL

Gatvol Capetonians, EFF lash out at City of Cape Town for seeking damage claims of R1.4m

Public infrastructure was allegedly damaged by the activist group in 2019 and by the Economic Freedom Fighters in 2020

  • Eunice Masson
3 min read
Bonginkosi Madikizela. (Rodger Bosch/AFP)
BONGINKOSI MADIKIZELA

Cape Town mayoral candidate is a two-horse race, say party leaders

The DA’s factional battles will take centre stage when the party selects a new mayoral candidate for the city of Cape Town

  • Lizeka Tandwa
6 min read
Cape Town Mayor Dan Plato said the city has responded to more than 100 land occupation incidents, in 30 different parts of the metro. Plato said more than 50 000 illegal structures had been removed.
ACTIVISTS

Housing activists want probe into City of Cape Town ‘spying’

The City of Cape Town admits it monitors the social-media pages of housing activists but denies that this is spying, as tensions surrounding land occupations increase

  • Lester Kiewit
3 min read
The country’s social fibre is under strain and one cannot help but feel that something will have to give. (David Harrison/M&G)
ABAHLALI BASEMJONDOLO

Rich vigilantes have no fear of consequences

The City of Cape Town tacitly condones it when wealthy landowners behave illegally, something that is not the case if you’re poor

  • Jared Sacks
7 min read
Shahied Ajam was driving development plans for District Six. (David Harrison/M&G)
CAPE TOWN

District Six hero dies before seeing his dream of return fulfilled

A key figure in the return of more than 1 000 claimants to Cape Town’s inner city, Shahied Ajam was working on a multi-billion rand land restitution project

  • Lester Kiewit
5 min read
This making sense of, or giving meaning to our new reality is critical, given the knowns and unknowns that can make our understanding of the world unintelligible. (David Harrison/M&G)
ANC

Dan Plato: Cape Town is caring for the homeless despite rampant political campaigning

We have honoured President Cyril Ramaphosa’s request to put aside politicking and wish opposition parties would do the same

  • Dan Plato
5 min read
‘Not conducive’: Cape Town mayor Dan Plato at the Covid-19 lockdown site for homeless people in Strandfontein. (David Harrison/M&G)
CITY OF CAPE TOWN

Cape Town homeless site criticised

Independent reports slam Cape Town’s Covid-19 homeless facility, but the city says conditions have improved since independent monitors visited

  • Lester Kiewit
6 min read
City of Cape Town Mayor Dan Plato along with other officials held a media briefing at their Covid-19 lockdown facility in Strandfontein followed by a tour of the large marquee tents. The media presence incited many of the people in the tents that was quickly stopped after media was urged to move along. The City of Cape Town’s Covid-19 lockdown encampment in Strandfontein for up to 4000 homeless people from around the greater city area. (David Harrison/M&G)
CHRIS NISSEN

Strandfontein homeless site more a prison than a place of safety — Human rights report

Independent reports slam Cape Town’s Covid-19 homeless site, the city says things have improved since independent monitors visited the site

  • Lester Kiewit
6 min read
Members of the Black People’s National Crisis Committee protest on Clifton’s Fourth Beach after allegations that a private security company closed the beach. (Brenton Geach/Gallo Images)
DAN PLATO

Letters to the editor: January 11 to 17

Dan Plato responds to Eusebius McKaiser’s opinion piece

  • Letters
5 min read
Site of struggle: Cape Town mayor Dan Plato fell for racist scare-mongering in posing his questions about the confrontation at Clifton’s fourth beach. (Brenton Beach/Gallo)
ADAM CATZAVELOS

A racism lesson for Mayor Plato

Covert racism hides behind its willingness to throw a few of its own under the bus so it can maintain the status quo — but it’s still racism

  • Eusebius McKaiser
7 min read
The city has launched an investigation and urged persons who may have felt threatened or intimated by the security guards to call its emergency hotline or report to the police. (Image via ppa247.co.za)
ADAM CATZAVELOS

Race row erupts after guards allegedly clear Cape Town beach of black people

Mayor of Cape Town Dan Plato dismisses claims by PPA security firm that it was working for the city authorities

  • Agency
2 min read
(David Harrison/M&G)
CITY OF CAPE TOWN

Dan Plato elected as Cape Town mayor

Plato was elected by a majority, receiving 146 votes in council

  • Jenni Evans
2 min read
Herron — who is among De Lille’s closest allies — has been praised by Reclaim the City and Ndifuna Ukwazi housing activists for his commitment to build affordable housing.(Nardus Engelbrecht/Netwerk24/Gallo)
BRETT HERRON

Brett Herron resigns from DA claiming party blocked affordable housing

Herron is the latest to exit the party as it faces an exodus of councillors in the City of Cape Town

  • Raeesa Pather
3 min read