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Money and food dominate as cities discuss coronavirus plans

Parliament

Money and food dominate as cities discuss coronavirus plans

By Suné Payne

Should municipal police have the same investigative powers as the SAPS?

MAVERICK CITIZEN OP-ED

Should municipal police have the same investigative powers as the SAPS?

By Justin Jaftha & Khadija Bawa

More stranded South Africans fly home, Soweto taxi rank pilots new hygiene measures and police force hit hard by Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS DAILY DIGEST #44

More stranded South Africans fly home, Soweto taxi rank pilots new hygiene measures and police force hit hard by Coronavirus

By Christi Nortier

Strandfontein relocation: City of Cape Town under renewed fire

PLIGHT OF THE HOMELESS

Strandfontein relocation: City of Cape Town under renewed fire

By Vincent Cruywagen

Cape Town’s looming financial crunch as Covid-19 throttles income streams

UNSTABLE MOUNTAIN

Cape Town’s looming financial crunch as Covid-19 throttles income streams

By Donwald Pressly

Cape Town finalises plans to close Strandfontein homeless shelter

BREAKING CAMP

Cape Town finalises plans to close Strandfontein homeless shelter

By Vincent Cruywagen

Metro cops want City of Cape Town to do more to protect officers

FRONTLINE WORKERS

Metro cops want City of Cape Town to do more to protect officers

By Vincent Cruywagen

City of Cape Town takes issue with reporting on Strandfontein

Right of Reply

City of Cape Town takes issue with reporting on Strandfontein

By Greg Wagner

Cape Town’s homeless want to take part in lockdown plans

CORONAVIRUS STRANDFONTEIN 'SHELTER'

Cape Town’s homeless want to take part in lockdown plans

By Vincent Cruywagen

Controversial bylaw amendments will enable forced removals of homeless

Cape Town

Controversial bylaw amendments will enable forced removals of homeless

By Steve Kretzmann, West Cape News

Organisations ask court to close Strandfontein homeless camp

CORONAVIRUS HOMELESS LOCKDOWN

Organisations ask court to close Strandfontein homeless camp

By Vincent Cruywagen

Sixty percent of lockdown arrests in Cape Town were shopkeepers selling alcohol and cigarettes

NEWSFLASH

Sixty percent of lockdown arrests in Cape Town were shopkeepers selling alcohol and cigarettes

By Karabo Mafolo

Strandfontein homeless camp poses health threat, doctors warn

Covid-19 #Lockdown

Strandfontein homeless camp poses health threat, doctors warn

By Vincent Cruywagen

Heart? What Heart? City of Cape Town must answer in court after residents are violently turfed out of their homes

Khayelitsha demolitions

Heart? What Heart? City of Cape Town must answer in court after residents are violently turfed out of their homes

By Pauli van Wyk

City cops fire on Khayelitsha protesters

GroundUp

City cops fire on Khayelitsha protesters

By Vincent Lali for GroundUp

Activists and Cape Town law enforcement clash in Khayelitsha

GROUNDUP

Activists and Cape Town law enforcement clash in Khayelitsha

By GroundUp

De Lille vs Cape Town revisited: Political schisms over land and personalities resurface in lockdown crisis

NEWS ANALYSIS

De Lille vs Cape Town revisited: Political schisms over land and personalities resurface in lockdown crisis

By Suné Payne

Covid-19: City of Cape Town and national government bicker over housing of refugees

GROUNDUP

Covid-19: City of Cape Town and national government bicker over housing of refugees

By James Stent for GroundUp

Civic groups and academics raise alarm over Cape Town by-law restricting water quality testing

GROUNDUP

Civic groups and academics raise alarm over Cape Town by-law restricting water quality testing

By Steve Kretzmann for GroundUp

‘The City has condemned us to death,’ says Khayelitsha resident after water turned off

CORONAVIRUS

‘The City has condemned us to death,’ says Khayelitsha resident after water turned off

By Sandisiwe Shoba

Cape Town, if your weekend felt normal, you’re endangering us all

Coronavirus: Analysis

Cape Town, if your weekend felt normal, you’re endangering us all

By Rebecca Davis