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Battle for Cape Town Drug Turf – 9 Killed in 3 Weeks of ‘Urban Terror’

Battle for Cape Town Drug Turf – 9 Killed in 3 Weeks of ‘Urban Terror’

A fight between rival gangs over parks from where they want to control and sell drugs has resulted in nine murders in less than a month and 10 people being wounded in a Cape Town suburb at the heart of the intense gun battles. Rival gangsters, according to sources, have been fighting to control parks […]

Patricia De Lille Resigns as Mayor

Patricia De Lille Resigns as Mayor

I am pleased to announce today that the DA and Patricia de Lille have reached a mutual agreement which resolves the question of the leadership of the DA government in Cape Town. This has been a long and difficult journey. This matter has already gone on for too long, and has sapped the energies and […]

R100k Reward Offered for Info On Cape Town Train Fires

R100k Reward Offered for Info On Cape Town Train Fires

The Western Cape government is offering a R100 000 reward for information that could lead to the arrest and conviction of whoever is burning trains in Cape Town. “The R100 000 reward we are making available is our warning to these arsonists: You are being watched, you will be caught and we will not allow […]

Missing 6-year-old girl found in shallow grave in Cape Town

Missing 6-year-old girl found in shallow grave in Cape Town

Missing Cape Town school girl Stacey Adams was found dead in a shallow grave next to a Wendy house near her home in Eastridge on Sunday, her devastated grandmother Laeeqah Adams said. “All I can say now is that she is lying there now in a hollow grave,” said a distraught Mrs Adams. But as […]

Marriott International Hotels Gear up as Water Savvy Cape Town Bounces back after successful Implementation of Sustainability Measures

Marriott International Hotels Gear up as Water Savvy Cape Town Bounces back after successful Implementation of Sustainability Measures

“We’re open for business and forging ahead with plans for tourism growth in Cape Town and the Western Cape” – that’s the message a group of industry heavyweights are proclaiming, as the region comes together to help build a sustainable tourism destination that will continue to thrive. In a joint statement with WESGRO, the Official […]

Families Living in Tents Outside Complex They Were Evicted From

Families Living in Tents Outside Complex They Were Evicted From

“Welcome to plasticville” reads a sign written on a whiteboard in Military Road, Steenberg, outside Steenvilla, the largest social housing complex in Cape Town. More than 15 families live in makeshift tents made out of black plastic bags outside the complex. They were evicted from Steenvilla on 6 June for not paying rent. Armed security […]

Here Are the South African Cities Facing the Biggest Threat From Climate Change

Here Are the South African Cities Facing the Biggest Threat From Climate Change

Major South African centres are at risk from the effects of climate change, says an international report. Coastal cities Cape Town, Durban, Port Elizabeth, East London and Paarl are at risk of flooding by 2050, says the C40 Cities Future We Don’t Want report. According to the organisation, which connects 96 global cities, rising sea […]

Dozens of Families Evicted At Cape Town’s Largest Social Housing Project

Dozens of Families Evicted At Cape Town’s Largest Social Housing Project

About 30 families were evicted from Steenvilla in Steenberg, in Cape Town’s south peninsula on Wednesday, as police with security dogs watched. Steenvilla is the largest social housing complex in Cape Town. It has over 700 units. The units are subsidised by the state, allowing the company that manages the block, SOHCO, to charge rents […]

29 photos that capture 2017 so far

29 photos that capture 2017 so far

From protests against President Jacob Zuma to children doing yoga, here are some of the most interesting moments we caught on camera in the first half of the year A train on Cape Town Station burns on 12 June. Metrorail services had broken down earlier that day and commuters rebelled. Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp The […]

Socialite Tazvi Mhaka clears the air on Pokello relationship

Socialite Tazvi Mhaka clears the air on Pokello relationship

Flamboyant businessman and socialite Tazvi “Chief J” Mhaka has joined the bandwagon of defending former Big Brother Africa contestant Pokello Nare after she was roasted on social media for attending his yacht party in Cape Town, South Africa and “hanging out” with married men in the absence of her husband. Pokello, who is married to […]

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