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Public pools unused while children drown in canal

Residents of Kirkwood want public swimming areas opened

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Brief | 12 March 2018

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We need bowling greens and golf courses for affordable housing

How can a parking lot that is empty for 18 hours a day be a better land use than a home?

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Opinion | 12 March 2018

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City removes 182 shacks in Khayelitsha

Some residents squeezed new structures among existing homes in Msindweni informal settlement

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Brief | 12 March 2018

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Freight trains stopped for weeks as backyarders fight for land in Dunoon

“We need land to build shacks. If we demand houses we are going to wait till we are old and frail.”

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News | 10 March 2018

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Cape Town is using aquifers responsibly

Groundwater abstraction based on a “no regrets” approach

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Opinion | 9 March 2018

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Court interdicts PRASA from intimidating activists

“We are not going to accept undemocratic, repressive and violent behaviour in a democracy” says Zackie Achmat

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News | 9 March 2018

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State surveillance a threat to journalism

Laws are being abused by corrupt state officials to spy on reporters for doing their jobs

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Opinion | 9 March 2018

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Masiphumelele riders join the Cape Town Cycle Tour

Songezo Jim’s cycling academy is struggling to find a principal sponsor

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News | 9 March 2018

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Ethiopian immigrants’ long battle to be heard

Queues form from early morning at the Desmond Tutu Refugee Centre

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Feature | 9 March 2018

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Dire need for housing is South Africa’s biggest challenge

We are on track to exceed our targets for the delivery of houses in Cape Town for the current financial year

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Opinion | 8 March 2018

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Riot in Mfuleni follows shack removals

“I want to have my own place and stand on my own two feet because I’m an adult”

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News | 8 March 2018

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Mother tells of her child’s death in shack fire

Family unable to afford funeral for nine-year-old

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News | 8 March 2018

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Community rebuilds Motherwell creche after fire

Sinethembe pre-school has opened in a new building after it was razed to the ground

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Brief | 8 March 2018

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Learners bullied into using taxis

High school students say taxis are cramped, late, unsafe, and expensive

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News | 8 March 2018

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Jobs and profits drying up on Western Cape grape farms

Farmer says his harvest is down 40%

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Feature | 8 March 2018

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Water curbs: a tale of rich and poor

Most water management devices installed in poor areas

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Analysis | 7 March 2018

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