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Cape Town CBD a step closer to affordable housing

HOUSING CRISIS

Cape Town CBD a step closer to affordable housing

By Suné Payne

Philippi Horticultural Area zoning battle continues in court

URBAN EDGE

Philippi Horticultural Area zoning battle continues in court

By Tessa Knight

'I’m scared,’ says founder of Philippi Horticultural Campaign on eve of court battle

THE INTERVIEW

'I’m scared,’ says founder of Philippi Horticultural Campaign on eve of court battle

By Tessa Knight

Cape Town’s homeless vent their anger at City law enforcement

WORLD HOMELESS DAY

Cape Town’s homeless vent their anger at City law enforcement

By Sandisiwe Shoba

Collecting garbage, creating jobs, finding solutions, saving a river

MAVERICK CITIZEN: Clean Rivers

Collecting garbage, creating jobs, finding solutions, saving a river

By Georgia McTaggart

Dunoon: The long battle between the taxi operators and the City of Cape Town

GROUNDUP

Dunoon: The long battle between the taxi operators and the City of Cape Town

By Peter Luhanga for GroundUp

City of Cape Town lawyers tell activist organisation to stop helping 80-year-old man facing eviction

GROUNDUP

City of Cape Town lawyers tell activist organisation to stop helping 80-year-old man facing eviction

By Steve Kretzmann for GroundUp

City of Cape Town refuses to respond to activist prank

GROUNDUP

City of Cape Town refuses to respond to activist prank

By Drew Wayland and Nathan Geffen for GroundUp

Cape Town firefighters threaten to down hoses after hours

BURNING ISSUE

Cape Town firefighters threaten to down hoses after hours

By Karabo Mafolo

Cape Town is not only choosing desalination — it is also creating a local green economy, again

RIGHT OF REPLY

Cape Town is not only choosing desalination — it is also creating a local green economy, again

By Caitlin Montague

Housing activists take City of Cape Town to court

GroundUp

Housing activists take City of Cape Town to court

By Sandisiwe Shoba

Ten schools closed as police chase land occupiers into Strand

GroundUp

Ten schools closed as police chase land occupiers into Strand

By Velani Ludidi for GROUNDUP

Where have all the Great White Sharks gone?

Our Burning Planet

Where have all the Great White Sharks gone?

By Noah Tobias

Cape Town’s Mean Streets

OP-ED

Cape Town’s Mean Streets

By Raymond Joseph

Bo-Kaap residents join ‘Gatvol Capetonians’ shutdown protest

CAPE TOWN PROTESTS

Bo-Kaap residents join ‘Gatvol Capetonians’ shutdown protest

By Sandisiwe Shoba

One for the roadblock: Drunken driving arrests spike in Cape Town

MOTHERLESS CITY

One for the roadblock: Drunken driving arrests spike in Cape Town

By Karabo Mafolo

The lonesome lament of Martin Moses

Homelessness in Cape Town

The lonesome lament of Martin Moses

By Sandisiwe Shoba

Cities in the Global South can learn from how Cape Town survived the drought

South Africa

Cities in the Global South can learn from how Cape Town survived the drought

By Leonie Joubert and Gina Ziervogel Leonie Joubert and Gina Ziervogel

Implementation, implementation, implementation, says De Lille in her maiden ministerial budget vote speech

PARLIAMENT BUDGET VOTES

Implementation, implementation, implementation, says De Lille in her maiden ministerial budget vote speech

By Suné Payne

Cape winter bites: Misery for Delft backyard dwellers as they wait for houses

HOUSING CRISIS

Cape winter bites: Misery for Delft backyard dwellers as they wait for houses

By Suné Payne

Safety in Khayelitsha is a grave concern, any act of violence needs to be condemned in the strongest terms

Right of Reply

Safety in Khayelitsha is a grave concern, any act of violence needs to be condemned in the strongest terms

By JP Smith