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Angry land occupiers block N2

GroundUp

Angry land occupiers block N2

By Vincent Lali for GroundUp

HOUSING CRISIS

Government should not subsidise homeowners building rental accommodation, report recommends

By Karabo Mafolo

Upgrade for Hout Bay’s Imizamo Yethu after 2017 blaze ‘almost complete’

Municipal Matters

Upgrade for Hout Bay’s Imizamo Yethu after 2017 blaze ‘almost complete’

By Karabo Mafolo

Cape Town’s food truck business is being strangled by red tape and complaining residents

MAVERICK CITIZEN

Cape Town’s food truck business is being strangled by red tape and complaining residents

By Daniel Steyn

A ‘gift’ of an eco-friendly bridge over the Liesbeek River causes a rift

A bridge too far

A ‘gift’ of an eco-friendly bridge over the Liesbeek River causes a rift

By Sandisiwe Shoba

Rondebosch Golf Club lease renewal under fire from housing activists

GROUNDUP

Rondebosch Golf Club lease renewal under fire from housing activists

By Liezl Human for GroundUp

Cape Town City Council approves ‘game-changer’ report that could help solve housing backlog

Housing Crisis

Cape Town City Council approves ‘game-changer’ report that could help solve housing backlog

By Karabo Mafolo

NGOs call on Cape Town beachgoers to help clean up debris from massive nurdle spill

PLASTEMIC

NGOs call on Cape Town beachgoers to help clean up debris from massive nurdle spill

By Karabo Mafolo

Finding new ways to help Cape Town’s homeless

STREET PEOPLE POLICY

Finding new ways to help Cape Town’s homeless

By Sandisiwe Shoba

Tongue-in-cheek campaign shows short-term welfare aggravates the problem

WORLD HOMELESS DAY

Tongue-in-cheek campaign shows short-term welfare aggravates the problem

By Sandisiwe Shoba

City of Cape Town earmarks millions for private security to halt land occupations

CAPE METRO REPORT

City of Cape Town earmarks millions for private security to halt land occupations

By Karabo Mafolo

Why flushing scarce water into the sea, 'the world’s biggest toilet bowl', makes no sense

OUR BURNING PLANET

Why flushing scarce water into the sea, 'the world’s biggest toilet bowl', makes no sense

By Tony Carnie

Cape Town housing activists decry plan to appeal court decision on contentious Tafelberg site

GROUNDUP

Cape Town housing activists decry plan to appeal court decision on contentious Tafelberg site

By James Stent for GroundUp

City of Cape Town appeals against provincial authorisation of R4-billion River Club development

GROUNDUP

City of Cape Town appeals against provincial authorisation of R4-billion River Club development

By Steve Kretzmann

City of Cape Town blames housing activists for land occupations

NEWSFLASH

City of Cape Town blames housing activists for land occupations

By Karabo Mafolo

How to restructure SA’s minibus taxi industry

OP-ED

How to restructure SA’s minibus taxi industry

By Nico McLachlan and David Schmidt

#BringBackKataza: How the Cape went ape over a single baboon

MOUNTAIN OPERA

#BringBackKataza: How the Cape went ape over a single baboon

By Rebecca Davis

New Cape Town homeless shelter houses some while others are left in the cold

BEYOND STRANDFONTEIN

New Cape Town homeless shelter houses some while others are left in the cold

By Sandisiwe Shoba

Dam levels rise in Western Cape while Vaal Dam storage declines

WATER UPDATE

Dam levels rise in Western Cape while Vaal Dam storage declines

By Karabo Mafolo

Cape Town activists call for abolishment of City’s law enforcement unit

Housing and evictions

Cape Town activists call for abolishment of City’s law enforcement unit

By Zukiswa Pikoli

Solving the backlog: City of Cape Town residents could get subsidies to build rental accommodation

CAPE METRO REPORT

Solving the backlog: City of Cape Town residents could get subsidies to build rental accommodation

By Karabo Mafolo