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Woodstock residents win right to challenge City of Cape Town on housing

GroundUp

Woodstock residents win right to challenge City of Cape Town on housing

By GroundUp

Stand-off between Old Mutual and Khayelitsha occupiers

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Stand-off between Old Mutual and Khayelitsha occupiers

By Vincent Lali for GroundUp

Bureaucracy leaves Khayelitsha toilets uncleaned for months

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Bureaucracy leaves Khayelitsha toilets uncleaned for months

By Mary-Anne Gontsana

Maimane/de Lille ‘mutual agreement’ enables DA to focus on 2019 elections

ANALYSIS

Maimane/de Lille ‘mutual agreement’ enables DA to focus on 2019 elections

By Marianne Merten

Patricia de Lille to resign as Cape Town mayor in a deal with Maimane

Newsflash

Patricia de Lille to resign as Cape Town mayor in a deal with Maimane

By Marianne Merten

Why Woodstock Hospital has become a home for hundreds

GroundUp

Why Woodstock Hospital has become a home for hundreds

By GroundUp

DA caucus discusses withdrawing motion of no confidence in Patricia de Lille

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DA caucus discusses withdrawing motion of no confidence in Patricia de Lille

By News24

Cape Town’s neglected council flats

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Cape Town’s neglected council flats

By GroundUp

Cape Town’s tariffs are at the expense of the working and middle classes

SELF-INFLICTED POLITICAL TONE-DEAFNESS

Cape Town’s tariffs are at the expense of the working and middle classes

By Marianne Merten

Finger-pointing aplenty, here is the answer to what led to the Cape water shortage

GroundUp Analysis

Finger-pointing aplenty, here is the answer to what led to the Cape water shortage

By GroundUp

How Bo-Kaap’s rising property prices are threatening a community

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How Bo-Kaap’s rising property prices are threatening a community

By Aidan Jones for GroundUp

First it was Oudekraal – now the City of Cape Town wants to sell off Maiden’s Cove

OP-ED

First it was Oudekraal – now the City of Cape Town wants to sell off Maiden’s Cove

By Albie Sachs

Cape Town residents wait days for ambulance

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Cape Town residents wait days for ambulance

By Mary-Anne Gontsana

Day Zero is cancelled – so why are Capetonians being hit with steep water tariff hikes?

#CapeWaterGate

Day Zero is cancelled – so why are Capetonians being hit with steep water tariff hikes?

By Rebecca Davis

When rains came to Monwabisi Park, Khayelitsha

Photo Essay

When rains came to Monwabisi Park, Khayelitsha

By Unknown Author

Blikkiesdorp residents frustrated by housing delays

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Blikkiesdorp residents frustrated by housing delays

By Vincent Lali for GroundUp

Clearing thirsty alien trees will yield water returns for Cape Town

OP-ED

Clearing thirsty alien trees will yield water returns for Cape Town

By Jane Turpie

Day Zero is called off for now, but restrictions retained

Cape Town drought

Day Zero is called off for now, but restrictions retained

By Unknown Author

Trains set alight despite commuter safety plan being signed by Prasa and the City

Cape Town transport

Trains set alight despite commuter safety plan being signed by Prasa and the City

By Suné Payne

Battle for Bo-Kaap’s future

GroundUp

Battle for Bo-Kaap’s future

By GroundUp

Municipalities must change the way they are governed

OP-ED

Municipalities must change the way they are governed

By Michael Evans