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The Kildare Road Spring: A place buried under concrete

OP-ED

The Kildare Road Spring: A place buried under concrete

By Steven Robins

Aliens are greatest threat to Cape Town’s water security

GroundUp Op-Ed

Aliens are greatest threat to Cape Town’s water security

By GroundUp

Sky-High Exit Strategy: De Lille’s final days in office may reveal how effective a ‘lame duck’ politician can be

ANALYSIS

Sky-High Exit Strategy: De Lille’s final days in office may reveal how effective a ‘lame duck’ politician can be

By Rebecca Davis

‘Bickering and division’ a potential stumbling block for the DA’s youth

ANALYSIS

‘Bickering and division’ a potential stumbling block for the DA’s youth

By Nkateko Mabasa

Patricia De Lille gets to keep her mayoral chain, for now

Democratic Alliance

Patricia De Lille gets to keep her mayoral chain, for now

By Hlumela Dyantyi

‘This place, honestly, has saved my life’

GROUNDUP

‘This place, honestly, has saved my life’

By Eryn Scannell for GroundUp

Hefty water tariff hike ‘unavoidable’, says city

Cape Drought

Hefty water tariff hike ‘unavoidable’, says city

By Unknown Author

De Lille removal: Aftermath brings confusion and opportunism

City of Cape Town

De Lille removal: Aftermath brings confusion and opportunism

By Rebecca Davis

Clean governments require principled leadership that will prioritise those we serve

OP-ED

Clean governments require principled leadership that will prioritise those we serve

By Natasha Mazzone

GroundUp: Mitchells Plain and Siqalo residents meet to defuse conflict

GroundUp

GroundUp: Mitchells Plain and Siqalo residents meet to defuse conflict

By GroundUp

'I fear no one but my God' – De Lille ahead of internal DA motion against her

Newsdeck

'I fear no one but my God' – De Lille ahead of internal DA motion against her

By News24

Cape Town’s Water Crisis brings light to the city’s recycling woes

Analysis

Cape Town’s Water Crisis brings light to the city’s recycling woes

By Adam Yates

#CapeWaterGate: Day Zero retreats, for now

South Africa

#CapeWaterGate: Day Zero retreats, for now

By Rebecca Davis

State of the Western Cape: Heckling and interruptions punctuate Zille address

South Africa

State of the Western Cape: Heckling and interruptions punctuate Zille address

By Sune Payne & Leila Dougan

Analysis: De Lille survives, but not out of the woods

South Africa

Analysis: De Lille survives, but not out of the woods

By Marelise Van Der Merwe

DA vs Patricia De Lille: The Mayor’s last stand

South Africa

DA vs Patricia De Lille: The Mayor’s last stand

By Rebecca Davis & Aphiwe Ngalo

Newsdeck

Western Cape govt releases extra R82.5m to tackle drought

By News24

DA vs The Mayor: A messy saga in which everybody hurts

South Africa

DA vs The Mayor: A messy saga in which everybody hurts

By Rebecca Davis

South Africa

ISS Today: South Africa’s water crisis is bigger than the Cape

By ISS Today

DA vs Cape Town mayor: Quo Vadis, Patricia de Lille?

South Africa

DA vs Cape Town mayor: Quo Vadis, Patricia de Lille?

By Marelise Van Der Merwe

City of Cape Town: Fresh flip-flopping over De Lille no confidence motion

South Africa

City of Cape Town: Fresh flip-flopping over De Lille no confidence motion

By Marelise Van Der Merwe