GROUND-LEVEL REPORT

Less crime, more jobs, better infrastructure — Nyanga residents hope their votes will bring change

5 min

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By Velani Ludidi

BURNING ISSUE

After another fire rips through 'tortured' Masiphumelele, community members weigh in on struggles and solutions

4 min

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By Tamsin Metelerkamp

TRAILS AND PARKS

Environment minister Creecy urged to hand over ‘broken’ Table Mountain National Park to City of Cape Town

7 min

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By Julia Evans

TOWNSHIP BLAZE

Masiphumelele fire leaves hundreds without shelter, nonprofit groups step in to help

5 min

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By Tamsin Metelerkamp

TOWNSHIP BLAZE

Fire rages in Masiphumelele – the second blaze in a month

3 min

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By Tamsin Metelerkamp

TRAILS AND PARKS

Give our Mother City its mountain – calls made for better quality control and management

5 min

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By Julia Evans

GROUNDUP

Occupiers of former Woodstock hospital left rattled by police raid

4 min

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By Daniel Steyn

GROUNDUP

Questions mount on when Cape Town’s promised affordable housing policy will be tabled

2 min

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By Marecia Damons

CITY OF CAPE TOWN

Hanover Park residents call for removal of Ward 47 councillor Antonio van der Rheede

3 min

1

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

TRANSPORT WOES

Santaco threatens to take 15,000 taxis off streets if Blue Dot pilot project is halted

3 min

12

By Velani Ludidi

GROUNDUP

City of Cape Town and immigrant shop owners meet to resolve tensions over regulatory compliance

3 min

2

By Tariro Washinyira

ROAD TO ELECTIVE CONFERENCE

Leaderless and shedding votes, ANC’s embattled Dullah Omar Region races to fix its many problems

8 min

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By Velani Ludidi

TOWNSHIP BLAZE

Masiphumelele fire destroys 100 structures — Gift of the Givers provides humanitarian aid

3 min

1

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

GROUNDUP

City of Cape Town’s new transport plan puts big legacy projects on backburner

5 min

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By Steve Kretzmann

GROUNDUP HOMELESSNESS

Sydney Street occupiers in District Six forced to dodge rats and police

4 min

1

By Liezl Human for GroundUp

CRIME BLITZ

Taxi drivers hoot the horn after City of Cape Town launches multipronged crackdown in Philippi

4 min

5

By Velani Ludidi

CRIME BLITZ

Hundreds of law enforcement officers descend on Cape Town’s Philippi East in joint operation

4 min

4

By Velani Ludidi

IN HOT WATER

City of Cape Town councillor Zahid Badroodien to face disciplinary hearing for alleged electricity meter tampering

2 min

1

By Velani Ludidi

COUNCIL DISCIPLINARY

Cape Town mayoral committee member Zahid Badroodien steps down after probe

2 min

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By Onke Ngcuka

BASIC EDUCATION

Early childhood development centres in SA continue to struggle with registration and access to subsidies

8 min

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By Tamsin Metelerkamp

GROUNDUP SERVICE DELIVERY

Khayelitsha all-girl soccer club cries foul over persistent sewage spills and rubbish

2 min

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By Mary-Anne Gontsana