Matlala agrees to answer non-incriminating questions at Madlanga Commission
‘It was a misunderstanding’: Matlala agrees to answer non-incriminating questions
Winde: ‘Not in my backyard’-ism is blocking data centres, economic progress
What do homeless shelters, high-density housing and data centres have in common? Western Cape residents don’t want them near their homes.Not in my backyard is one of the greatest threats to infrastructure development, according to Premier Alan Winde.
‘Massive’ Western Cape land release expected to deliver nearly 5 000 social, affordable homes
Nearly 11 000 housing opportunities, 4 902 of which are for social and affordable housing, across 10 sites were described as one of the Western Cape government’s “most significant” land releases to date at the inaugural Western Cape Infrastructure Ministerial Roundtable in Cape Town on Thursday.
Alleged ‘extortion mastermind’ in court for DA candidate murder, claims police assault
The alleged “extortion mastermind” accused of murdering DA ward candidate Sinovuyo Dyokwe appeared in the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court on Monday, charged with premeditated murder and extortion.
Rain and riot gear: Anti-immigrant protesters march through Cape Town under heavy guard
Dozens of anti-immigration protesters wound their way through the Cape Town CBD on Thursday in the pouring rain under heavy police guard.
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Tafelberg ruling forces accountability for Cape Town’s decades of apartheid housing failures
The fallout from the Constitutional Court’s landmark Tafelberg judgment began almost immediately, with the Western Cape government promising affordable housing reforms, while the City of Cape Town blamed the national government.
ConCourt declares sale of Tafelberg site in Cape Town unlawful
The Constitutional Court has ruled that the Western Cape government and the City of Cape Town failed to meet their constitutional obligations to address apartheid-era spatial inequality, and has declared the province’s sale of its Tafelberg site in Sea Point as unlawful.
As ‘deadline’ approaches, displaced Zimbabweans in Cape Town wait for a way home
Hundreds of Zimbabwean nationals continue to camp outside the country’s consulate in Cape Town, waiting for a seat on repatriation buses before the 30 June “deadline” for undocumented migrants to leave South Africa set by anti-migrant groups.
Police warn against sharing old Mayfair looting video circulated as proof of current unrest
An old video of a group of people purported to be foreigners flipping a security vehicle is seemingly being used to fan the flames of anti-migrant sentiment in South Africa in the lead-up to the 30 June “deadline” set by groups calling for undocumented people to leave the country.