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Judgment against City of Cape Town’s evictions may be used as a reference by other provinces

MAVERICK CITIZEN

Judgment against City of Cape Town’s evictions may be used as a reference by other provinces

By Vincent Cruywagen

Right of reply: Why the City of Cape Town’s actions are racist

Maverick Citizen

Right of reply: Why the City of Cape Town’s actions are racist

By Thabo Ramphobole & Sherylle Dass

Occupiers petition City of Cape Town to lease circus school land in Observatory

LIVING SPACE

Occupiers petition City of Cape Town to lease circus school land in Observatory

By Karabo Mafolo

More grades return to school, Covid Long-Haulers speak up and City of Cape Town responds to pushback on its handling of housing crisis

CORONAVIRUS DAILY DIGEST #131

More grades return to school, Covid Long-Haulers speak up and City of Cape Town responds to pushback on its handling of housing crisis

By Christi Nortier

City of Cape Town withdraws advert to lease golf club for less than R1,000 per month

GroundUp

City of Cape Town withdraws advert to lease golf club for less than R1,000 per month

By Steve Kretzmann and Peter Luhanga

City of Cape Town demolitions and evictions: ‘They take the law into their own hands’, judges told

VIRTUAL HEARING

City of Cape Town demolitions and evictions: ‘They take the law into their own hands’, judges told

By Vincent Cruywagen

City of Cape Town blames Covid-19 for R400m budget rollover

CAPE METRO REPORT

City of Cape Town blames Covid-19 for R400m budget rollover

By Karabo Mafolo

Cape Town is engaged in a war – against its own citizens

OP-ED

Cape Town is engaged in a war – against its own citizens

By Michael Clark, Kyla Hazell and Thapelo Mohapi

Budget cuts slow City of Cape Town’s ability to solve housing crisis

CAPE METRO REPORT

Budget cuts slow City of Cape Town’s ability to solve housing crisis

By Karabo Mafolo

Eviction, extortion and upheaval: A mother of five’s search for a place to call home in Khayelitsha

LAND MATTERS

Eviction, extortion and upheaval: A mother of five’s search for a place to call home in Khayelitsha

By Karabo Mafolo

Arrest rate at 5% for over 2600 incidents captured by CCTV cameras in Cape Town

CAPE METRO REPORT

Arrest rate at 5% for over 2600 incidents captured by CCTV cameras in Cape Town

By Karabo Mafolo

PLOT PLAN

City of Cape Town to sell council land in Kraaifontein and Khayelitsha

By Karabo Mafolo

Khayelitsha Covid-19 health facility damaged, paramedic injured

CAPE TOWN PROTESTS

Khayelitsha Covid-19 health facility damaged, paramedic injured

By Chanel Retief

City of Cape Town and human rights organisations continue to lock horns in legal tit-for-tat over evictions

MAVERICK CITIZEN

City of Cape Town and human rights organisations continue to lock horns in legal tit-for-tat over evictions

By Vincent Cruywagen

Gatvol Capetonian founder promises no violence during city ‘shutdown’

Maverick Citizen

Gatvol Capetonian founder promises no violence during city ‘shutdown’

By Vincent Cruywagen

Schools, buses and trucks in flames — Cape Town forced to suspend services

VIOLENCE, LAND AND SERVICE PROTESTS

Schools, buses and trucks in flames — Cape Town forced to suspend services

By Vincent Cruywagen

Looting and land invasions in ‘volatile’ Delft

CAPE TOWN

Looting and land invasions in ‘volatile’ Delft

By Suné Payne

Tracking Covid-19 Lockdown demolitions: City of Cape Town says it has a right to protect its property

HOUSING CRISIS

Tracking Covid-19 Lockdown demolitions: City of Cape Town says it has a right to protect its property

By Karabo Mafolo

South Africa’s 24-hour trends report

TRENDING

South Africa’s 24-hour trends report

By Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change

Homes demolished as storm hits Cape Town

GROUNDUP

Homes demolished as storm hits Cape Town

By Lucas Nowicki for GroundUp

Bulelani Qolani: What happened before he was dragged naked from his shack?

GROUNDUP

Bulelani Qolani: What happened before he was dragged naked from his shack?

By GroundUp