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Sewage flowing into Kuils River creates a health hazard for all of Cape Town

Op-Ed

Sewage flowing into Kuils River creates a health hazard for all of Cape Town

By L Green L Petrik N Solomon C Ojemaye and S Romero

Housing activists build shacks on prime inner-city land

GROUNDUP

Housing activists build shacks on prime inner-city land

By GroundUp

Why did the City of Cape Town delay social housing in Salt River?

GROUNDUP

Why did the City of Cape Town delay social housing in Salt River?

By Kelly Vinett for GroundUp

City of Cape Town destroys shacks rebuilt by fire victims

Newsdeck

City of Cape Town destroys shacks rebuilt by fire victims

By News24

Brett Herron becomes the ninth councillor to quit the DA as mayor-elect Dan Plato is sworn in as councillor

Cape Town Politics

Brett Herron becomes the ninth councillor to quit the DA as mayor-elect Dan Plato is sworn in as councillor

By Suné Payne

Defiant De Lille resigns – but is not going quietly

Newsflash

Defiant De Lille resigns – but is not going quietly

By Suné Payne

At last – a special unit to protect Cape Town's trains and rail infrastructure

Train Safety

At last – a special unit to protect Cape Town's trains and rail infrastructure

By Suné Payne

Fire fighter anger shifts to Cape Town, with protesters claiming they are 'overworked and underpaid'

City Protest

Fire fighter anger shifts to Cape Town, with protesters claiming they are 'overworked and underpaid'

By Unknown Author

The groundwater debate has to be science-based

OP-ED

The groundwater debate has to be science-based

By Roger Parsons

Controlling Cape Town: The real costs of CCTV cameras, and what you need to know

Eye on Crime (Part 3)

Controlling Cape Town: The real costs of CCTV cameras, and what you need to know

By Heidi Swart

Site B, Cape Town Foreshore: Reverse the sale, recoup the money

OP-ED

Site B, Cape Town Foreshore: Reverse the sale, recoup the money

By Jared Rossouw and Nick Budlender

If it takes me until I die, I will seek justice for my son – anguished Cape Flats mothers

#TotalShutdown against gangsterism

If it takes me until I die, I will seek justice for my son – anguished Cape Flats mothers

By Suné Payne

De Lille requests investigation into Foreshore property sale

GroundUp

De Lille requests investigation into Foreshore property sale

By GroundUp

The many versions of one violent death in Manenberg

Eye on Crime (Part 1)

The many versions of one violent death in Manenberg

By Heidi Swart

City of Cape Town fails to explain R140m property sale bungle

GroundUp

City of Cape Town fails to explain R140m property sale bungle

By GroundUp

Maimane declines Western Cape Premiership job, while Dan Plato will be mayor

Newsflash

Maimane declines Western Cape Premiership job, while Dan Plato will be mayor

By Rebecca Davis

Gentrification victims: The Dreyer family’s struggle to keep a roof over their head under a city bridge

THE PROMISED LAND

Gentrification victims: The Dreyer family’s struggle to keep a roof over their head under a city bridge

By Unknown Author

Did Cape Town lose millions on Foreshore land sale?

GroundUp

Did Cape Town lose millions on Foreshore land sale?

By GroundUp

Lax attitude to safety highlighted as another commuter death blights railway agency

PRASA TRAIN ATTACK

Lax attitude to safety highlighted as another commuter death blights railway agency

By Suné Payne

Maiden’s Cove development under fire

GroundUp

Maiden’s Cove development under fire

By GroundUp

Shelters — a last resort for abused women who have nowhere else to turn

2018 Women’s Month

Shelters — a last resort for abused women who have nowhere else to turn

By Suné Payne