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Novavax works on 501Y.V2, ivermectin gets partial permission and Gauteng spends millions on unnecessary school cleaning

CORONAVIRUS WEEKLY DIGEST #17

Novavax works on 501Y.V2, ivermectin gets partial permission and Gauteng spends millions on unnecessary school cleaning

By Unknown Author

Come and try to ‘save lives’ in this home of 47, pleads Mitchells Plain family

COVID-19

Come and try to ‘save lives’ in this home of 47, pleads Mitchells Plain family

By Unknown Author

Human Settlements Strategy: Progress on housing programme hinges on protecting land from illegal occupation

MAVERICK CITIZEN RIGHT OF REPLY

Human Settlements Strategy: Progress on housing programme hinges on protecting land from illegal occupation

By Dan Plato

Eyebrows raised over amount of Western Cape Sassa disability applications as water cannon inquiries continue

SOCIAL GRANTS

Eyebrows raised over amount of Western Cape Sassa disability applications as water cannon inquiries continue

By Suné Payne

Activists call for City of Cape Town to prioritise adequate housing for the poor and homeless

HOUSING CRISIS

Activists call for City of Cape Town to prioritise adequate housing for the poor and homeless

By Karabo Mafolo

Minister Sisulu slammed for public outburst during walkabout in fire-ravaged Khayelitsha

WAR OF WORDS

Minister Sisulu slammed for public outburst during walkabout in fire-ravaged Khayelitsha

By Marianne Thamm

Reclaiming the city and building an urban common in Woodstock

MAVERICK CITIZEN OP-ED

Reclaiming the city and building an urban common in Woodstock

By Steven Robins

Kataza: ‘Why are you in my home, pesky human?’

(Not) the Interview of the Year

Kataza: ‘Why are you in my home, pesky human?’

By Ben Trovato

Masiphumelele: Lindiwe Sisulu promises 2,800 homes for fire victims

MAVERICK CITIZEN OP-ED

Masiphumelele: Lindiwe Sisulu promises 2,800 homes for fire victims

By Lutz Van Dijk

Blue Flag award no guarantee the water is clean

OUR BURNING PLANET

Blue Flag award no guarantee the water is clean

By Steve Kretzmann

High levels of E. coli in water from Milnerton waste plant, say activists

GROUNDUP

High levels of E. coli in water from Milnerton waste plant, say activists

By Liezl Human for GroundUp

Tensions mount between EFF and police during another Friday protest in Cape Town

KRAAIFONTEIN

Tensions mount between EFF and police during another Friday protest in Cape Town

By Caryn Dolley

City of Cape Town and Public Works at loggerheads over ablution facilities at refugee camp

PAINT CITY SQUABBLE

City of Cape Town and Public Works at loggerheads over ablution facilities at refugee camp

By Sandisiwe Shoba

Masiphumelele’s informal traders seek help, not City of Cape Town fines

MAVERICK CITIZEN

Masiphumelele’s informal traders seek help, not City of Cape Town fines

By Daniel Steyn and Vusi Mokoena

Golden Arrow pleads for government help in combating arson spate

CAPE TOWN

Golden Arrow pleads for government help in combating arson spate

By Suné Payne

Zwelenkosi Ngidi, who was thrown from his wheelchair by metro cops, was 'assaulted' by police twice before

Police behaving badly

Zwelenkosi Ngidi, who was thrown from his wheelchair by metro cops, was 'assaulted' by police twice before

By Karabo Mafolo

First the toilets, next the tent: Refugee shelter inches towards shutdown as amenities removed

PAINT CITY CLOSURE

First the toilets, next the tent: Refugee shelter inches towards shutdown as amenities removed

By Sandisiwe Shoba

Judge in Woodstock eviction case concerned about ‘spatial apartheid’

GROUNDUP

Judge in Woodstock eviction case concerned about ‘spatial apartheid’

By James Stent for GroundUp

Bromwell Street: Residents want emergency accommodation near city centre

GROUNDUP

Bromwell Street: Residents want emergency accommodation near city centre

By James Stent for GroundUp

Helping to undo the red tape that ties up social entrepreneurs in bureaucratic knots

OP-ED

Helping to undo the red tape that ties up social entrepreneurs in bureaucratic knots

By Mignon Reyneke

Forgotten people: Refugees who were moved to a camp outside Cape Town months ago feel abandoned

A CRYING SHAME

Forgotten people: Refugees who were moved to a camp outside Cape Town months ago feel abandoned

By Shiraaz Mohamed