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Khayelitsha residents decided to take to the streets this week, before the country entered into a 21-day lockdown period.
CAPE TOWN

Waterless Khayelitsha residents fear Covid-19

As the country prepares to go into lockdown, residents fear that they may be at a higher risk of contracting Covid-19

  • Thando Maeko
3 min read
The Paladin contract — which reportedly does not include food or medical care — has been backed by Australian home affairs minister ?Peter Dutton — who has advocated for an extension. (AFP)
CAPE TOWN

De Lille calls for forensic probe of Foreshore auction

The auction took place in September 2016 — and questions about the integrity of the process have since arisen in various media reports

  • Agency
1 min read
Patrice Motsepe called for a probe after Cameroon’s President Paul Biya earlier ordered an investigation.
CAPE TOWN

City of Cape Town eases controversial water tariffs

While water tariffs have been marginally relaxed by city officials, some citizens say it’s not enough

  • Raeesa Pather
3 min read
Ian Neilson has served as deputy mayor to De Lille for the past seven years and was appointed acting mayor earlier this year after the party had attempted to terminate De Lille’s membership. (Jaco Marais/Netwerk24/Gallo)
CAPE TOWN

​DA hopefuls in race to become Cape Town mayor

Deputy mayor Ian Neilson has confirmed his application to take over the reins of the city at the end of October

  • Raeesa Pather
3 min read
“The relaxation of restrictions is a moderate proposal that is based on hydrological risk assessment that indicates that it is safe to do so at the level of risk that is agreed upon,” says Ian Neilson. (David Harrison/M&G)
CAPE TOWN

City of Cape Town relaxes water restrictions

​The City of Cape Town has made the move to relax current water restrictions from Level 6B to Level 5 from October 1

  • Christina Pitt
3 min read
Dams would need to reach 65% by the end of the rainy season at the start of October before the city’s water storage capacity moves out of the danger zone. (David Harrison/M&G)
CAPE TOWN

Cape Town dam levels reach two-year milestone

For the first time since 2016, Cape Town’s combined dam levels have broken through the 60% mark

  • Melanie Gosling
2 min read
In the meantime
CAPE TOWN

Water restrictions remain but no Day Zero for 2019

No date has been set for when Cape Town can officially declare itself drought-free

  • Raeesa Pather
3 min read
Finance minister Tito Mboweni faces an unprecedented task in delivering this year’s budget. (Roger Bosch)
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE

De Lille is back but DA caucus says it is ‘running’ Cape Town

The Democratic Alliance insists Mayor Patricia de Lille’s return to office would be ceremonial

  • Paul Herman
  • Staff Reporter
4 min read
Patricia de Lille. (David Harrison/M&G)
DALI MPOFU

De Lille to hear her fate

​Judgment in the urgent matter between Patricia de Lille and the DA regarding the cessation of her membership will be heard on Tuesday

  • Kaveel Singh
1 min read
“The relaxation of restrictions is a moderate proposal that is based on hydrological risk assessment that indicates that it is safe to do so at the level of risk that is agreed upon,” says Ian Neilson. (David Harrison/M&G)
CITY OF CAPE TOWN

​No mayco for City of Cape Town until De Lille judgement is handed down

Acting mayor Ian Neilson has had to delay his appointment of a mayoral committee

  • Raeesa Pather
3 min read
De Lille and other councillors are deployed by their political parties but are ultimately elected by the citizens of Cape Town to the city council. — the ANC in the Western Cape
ACHMAT EBRAHIM

De Lille-DA judgment to be delivered on Tuesday

Judges Patrick Gamble and Monde Samela will make their ruling around lunchtime on Tuesday

  • Staff Reporter
  • Kiri Rupiah
1 min read
“The relaxation of restrictions is a moderate proposal that is based on hydrological risk assessment that indicates that it is safe to do so at the level of risk that is agreed upon,” says Ian Neilson. (David Harrison/M&G)
AGENCY

Ian Neilson to appoint Cape Town mayoral committee

The acting mayor has said that he deferred the appointment in the wake of an urgent application by Patricia de Lille

  • Agency
2 min read
De Lille survived a similar motion of no confidence against her in February by one vote. (David Harrison/M&G)
CAPE TOWN MAYOR
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De Lille to challenge DA removal in court

The DA on Tuesday rescinded De Lille’s party membership

  • Raeesa Pather
3 min read
Minister Patricia De Lille says government is capable of turning the tide.
AGENCY

The fine print on De Lille’s sacking

De Lille says that should the federal executive determine she has in fact ceased to be a member, she will approach the court on an urgent basis

  • Agency
  • Kiri Rupiah
3 min read
(Oupa Nkosi/M&G)
CAPE TOWN

Capetonians continue to save water

City of Cape Town deputy mayor Ian Neilson said dams providing water to the City are now 21.8% full

  • Raeesa Pather
2 min read