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Mother City

Mother City Reverie: Seeing my old town through the eyes of a young American

DOCK OF THE BAY

Mother City Reverie: Seeing my old town through the eyes of a young American

By Tony Jackman

Stephen Grootes

Stephen Grootes

The term ‘Mother City’ reinforces a dangerous historical myth

9 March 2025

Zukiswa Pikoli

Zukiswa Pikoli

Spatial apartheid documentary tackles dire housing crisis in Mother City

14 July 2024

Anso Thom

Anso Thom

Middle-class guide to surviving Cape Town’s Deep South

28 November 2020