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‘It’s a waste’: Muizenberg residents rubbish wetland restoration effort

OUR BURNING PLANET

‘It’s a waste’: Muizenberg residents rubbish wetland restoration effort

By Onke Ngcuka

Biodiversity bomb: River Club development in Cape Town poses threat to variety of birdlife and wildlife

OUR BURNING PLANET OP-ED

Biodiversity bomb: River Club development in Cape Town poses threat to variety of birdlife and wildlife

By Isabella Hayden

There was nothing ‘spiteful’ in City of Cape Town decision to reconsider baboon monitoring — our hand was forced

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

There was nothing ‘spiteful’ in City of Cape Town decision to reconsider baboon monitoring — our hand was forced

By Marian Nieuwoudt

Cape Town Southern Suburbs golf clubs may be turned into housing, according to City documents

GROUNDUP

Cape Town Southern Suburbs golf clubs may be turned into housing, according to City documents

By Marecia Damons

Khayelitsha shack dwellers resort to installing their own taps and toilets

GROUNDUP

Khayelitsha shack dwellers resort to installing their own taps and toilets

By Vincent Lali for GroundUp

Conservationists call for watertight wetlands management amid claims of Princess Vlei destruction

RESTORATION PROJECT

Conservationists call for watertight wetlands management amid claims of Princess Vlei destruction

By Victoria O’Regan

Site of struggle: Dual battle for housing and dignity unfolds in District Six

BEHIND THE NEWS

Site of struggle: Dual battle for housing and dignity unfolds in District Six

By Suné Payne

‘New’ technology, old deal: Cape Town’s drip system plan will entrench water apartheid

MAVERICK CITIZEN Op-ed

‘New’ technology, old deal: Cape Town’s drip system plan will entrench water apartheid

By Suraya Scheba, Faeza Meyer, Koni Benson, Meera Karunananthan, Vanessa Farr and Lesley Green

BlueCape initiative: Cape Town is all set to ride the blue economy wave

BUSINESS MAVERICK 168

BlueCape initiative: Cape Town is all set to ride the blue economy wave

By Unknown Author

City of Cape Town’s special investigations head charged in cop fraud case

LAW AND DISORDER

City of Cape Town’s special investigations head charged in cop fraud case

By Caryn Dolley

Primate Politrix: Cape authorities pass the buck after baboon put to death

DM168

Primate Politrix: Cape authorities pass the buck after baboon put to death

By Christi Nortier

Guidelines, not residents’ wishes, are followed when managing baboons in Cape Town’s urban areas

City Council Replies

Guidelines, not residents’ wishes, are followed when managing baboons in Cape Town’s urban areas

By Felicity Purchase

Masiphumelele torn apart after soccer kids lose ground to emergency housing

Cape Town fire disaster aftermath

Masiphumelele torn apart after soccer kids lose ground to emergency housing

By Unknown Author

‘It’s like a bomb has been dropped’: Cape authorities pass the buck after well-known baboon is put to death

PRIMATE CONFLICT

‘It’s like a bomb has been dropped’: Cape authorities pass the buck after well-known baboon is put to death

By Christi Nortier

New Covid-era shack dweller movement behind recent wave of Cape Town service delivery protests

INTLUNGU YASEMATYOTYOMBENI MOVEMENT (IYM)

New Covid-era shack dweller movement behind recent wave of Cape Town service delivery protests

By Victoria O’Regan

Residents of Cape Town's informal settlements march for housing, water and sanitation

Social Justice

Residents of Cape Town's informal settlements march for housing, water and sanitation

By Victoria O’Regan

MAVERICK CITIZEN OP-ED

WC government and City of Cape Town trapped in a legal game of spatial injustice over landmark Tafelberg judgment

By Kyla Hazell

Building temporary houses for Masiphumelele fire victims on sports field will just lead to more conflict

OP-ED

Building temporary houses for Masiphumelele fire victims on sports field will just lead to more conflict

By Lutz Van Dijk

Potable water reuse: City of Cape Town must take a precautionary approach with necessary authorisations, monitoring and controls

MAVERICK CITIZEN OP-ED

Potable water reuse: City of Cape Town must take a precautionary approach with necessary authorisations, monitoring and controls

By Leslie Petrik, Jo Barnes, Kassim Badmus and Lesley Green

City of Cape Town increases Mitchells Plain family’s water allocation and clarifies process of notifying housing project beneficiaries

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

City of Cape Town increases Mitchells Plain family’s water allocation and clarifies process of notifying housing project beneficiaries

By Luthando Tyhalibongo

New tender process under way for gunfire detection system

CAPE METRO

New tender process under way for gunfire detection system

By Karabo Mafolo