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Petrol bombs in taxi protest »
16.03.2016 A delivery van and a MyCiTi bus station in Joe Slovo Park near Milnerton were petrol bombed by taxi drivers on Tuesday morning in [...]
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- Mom and baby die in shack fire
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Arts
Generations actors were greedy, says soapie actor »
06.11.2014 Muvhango and Scandal actor Leslie Musina was 'besieged' by Cape Town fans of the two [...]
Stones thrown at the Monument miss the mark »
27.07.2014 I attended the festival in Grahamstown this year, and I have to agree with author Kimon de [...]
A shot of life, straight no chaser »
We are more alike than we think. Or, slightly more disconcertingly, we are not as unique as we like to [...]
Protest
Dunoon damaged in land battle
22.03.2016 A MyCiTi bus was set alight, law enforcement vehicles stoned and MyCiTi infrastructure vandalised as protests over land for housing in Dunoon ntered their fourth day yesterday. (Tues) Protestors also stoned motorists along the N7 and Potsdam Road on Sunday and Monday. The protestors who have been invading pockets of land in [...]
Petrol bombs in taxi protest
16.03.2016 A delivery van and a MyCiTi bus station in Joe Slovo Park near Milnerton were petrol bombed by taxi drivers on Tuesday morning in protest against an ongoing law enforcement clampdown on illegally operating taxis. Taxi drivers blocked Democracy Drive with rubble and burning tyres, with about 30 mini-bus taxis belonging to [...]
Pigs head campaign suspended for now
14.11.2014 The pigs head campaign against retail giant Woolworths was suspended earlier this week - for now. The suspension of the campaign by the Congress of South African Students (Cosas) follows the campaign being condemned by their allies Boycott Divestment and Sanctions Against Israel in South Africa (BDS South Africa) and the African [...]
Parking solutions in breach of labour Acts, say lawyers
04.11.13 If parking marshals' allegations are correct, Street Parking Solutions owner Zunade Loghedy appears to be in violation of both the Basic Conditions of Employment Act and the Labour Relations Act. SPS employees who have been on a protected strike for the last two weeks have variously claimed that they are not receiving sick leave, [...]
Informal settlement residents to march for land
29.10.2013 Thousands of informal settlement residents from across the city are expected to march on the provincial legislature today demanding land for improved housing. Sithembele Majova spokesperson for coalition group Cape Town Informal Settlements, said they were expecting tens of thousands of residents to participate in the march. He [...]
19 Citrusdal students in court following protests
14.10.2013 Nineteen students from Citrusdal FET College appeared at Clanwilliam court today on public violence charges following violent protest on campus on Thursday. The students are allegedly part of a group of over 100 students who emptied rubbish bins and set refuse alight outside the institution in protest over the administration [...]
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Human Rights
Living in sewage »
Sewage from blocked toilets flows between shacks in Ethembeni informal settlement in Dunoon near Milnerton where thousands of people are having to live in [Read More]
Environment
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Housing
‘City lied about land’ »
21.01.2016 Contrary to claims there is no land for development in Masiphumelele, where a devastating fire left two dead and over 4 000 people homeless in November, the City has owned land next to the township for over ten years. And while 259 children, women and men [Read More]
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