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High court dismisses bid to have judge removed in Cape Town land eviction case

HUMAN RIGHTS

High court dismisses bid to have judge removed in Cape Town land eviction case

By Liezl Human for GroundUp

Out with the old: Meet the young ward candidates ready to rattle the status quo

ROAD TO 2021 LOCAL ELECTIONS: RISING UP

Out with the old: Meet the young ward candidates ready to rattle the status quo

By Unknown Author

Old wounds reopened: Affordable housing in Cape Town becomes a hot-button election issue

2021 LOCAL ELECTIONS EXPLAINER

Old wounds reopened: Affordable housing in Cape Town becomes a hot-button election issue

By Suné Payne

Anwar Adams' Democratic Independent Party pins its electoral hopes on Divine Intervention

ROAD TO 2021 LOCAL ELECTIONS

Anwar Adams' Democratic Independent Party pins its electoral hopes on Divine Intervention

By Karabo Mafolo

What have we done for you lately? The City of Cape Town is far from perfect, but the DA’s delivery record is outstanding

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

What have we done for you lately? The City of Cape Town is far from perfect, but the DA’s delivery record is outstanding

By Dan Plato

City of Cape Town is trying to resolve the Metrorail Central Line debacle, but Prasa won’t come to the party

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

City of Cape Town is trying to resolve the Metrorail Central Line debacle, but Prasa won’t come to the party

By Rob Quintas

More needs to be done to address the violence ‘debilitating’ Cape Town’s housing projects, says JP Smith

CAPE METRO NEWSFLASH

More needs to be done to address the violence ‘debilitating’ Cape Town’s housing projects, says JP Smith

By Karabo Mafolo

Knysna’s ad for a professional hunter to shoot alpha male baboons a throwback to an unscientific past

Our Burning Planet OP-ED

Knysna’s ad for a professional hunter to shoot alpha male baboons a throwback to an unscientific past

By Esmé Beamish and Justin O Riain

Sparks fly in provincial legislature in wake of report over alleged corruption by City of Cape Town

WESTERN CAPE

Sparks fly in provincial legislature in wake of report over alleged corruption by City of Cape Town

By Suné Payne

Monkey business (Part One): There is an ongoing urban war on the Cape Peninsula — humans versus baboons

OUR BURNING PLANET

Monkey business (Part One): There is an ongoing urban war on the Cape Peninsula — humans versus baboons

By Elsabé Brits

‘They took us by surprise’: Sea Point homeless left out in the cold after City of Cape Town confiscates tents

EVICTIONS

‘They took us by surprise’: Sea Point homeless left out in the cold after City of Cape Town confiscates tents

By Sandisiwe Shoba

Instead of a ‘dry white season’, spring is coming for Cape Town

IN RESPONSE

Instead of a ‘dry white season’, spring is coming for Cape Town

By Geordin Hill-Lewis

Liesbeek Leisure Properties Trust: Misinformation about the River Club must stop

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Liesbeek Leisure Properties Trust: Misinformation about the River Club must stop

By Jody Aufrichtig

Amazon’s Liesbeek development: Preserving ‘the Place of the Stars’ from corporate plunder

Maverick Citizen Op-Ed

Amazon’s Liesbeek development: Preserving ‘the Place of the Stars’ from corporate plunder

By Pregs Govender

Before the flood: What’s really going on at the River Club, and why it’s in the wrong place

Our Burning Planet OP-ED

Before the flood: What’s really going on at the River Club, and why it’s in the wrong place

By Jens Horber

Cape Town’s baboon programme: Successful coexistence between wildlife and urban communities through trial and error

OUR BURNING PLANET

Cape Town’s baboon programme: Successful coexistence between wildlife and urban communities through trial and error

By Justin O’Riain

Cash squeeze: Moody’s downgrades credit of five South African municipalities

BUSINESS MAVERICK

Cash squeeze: Moody’s downgrades credit of five South African municipalities

By Mfuneko Toyana

When worlds collide: Sea Point street dwellers say they feel like outcasts as city's homelessness plans come under scrutiny

URBAN LIVING SPACES

When worlds collide: Sea Point street dwellers say they feel like outcasts as city's homelessness plans come under scrutiny

By Sandisiwe Shoba

Pandemic hinders relief efforts as severe winter weather swamps Cape Town communities

STORMY SPELL

Pandemic hinders relief efforts as severe winter weather swamps Cape Town communities

By Karabo Mafolo

Security to be tightened on Table Mountain after devastating fire ‘started deliberately’

OUR BURNING PLANET

Security to be tightened on Table Mountain after devastating fire ‘started deliberately’

By Onke Ngcuka

Cape Town social housing — the city has a comprehensive long-term strategy

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Cape Town social housing — the city has a comprehensive long-term strategy

By Malusi Booi