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RTC want City to scrap unlawful occupations bylaw
Dozens of residents from informal settlements across the city are protesting outside the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) this morning (Friday 8 April).
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Era ends as old Springbok Pub in Newlands razed
One-and-a-half years after a converted train carriage went up in flames at the former Springbok Pub premises in Newlands, the demolition of the dilapidated Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) owned building is at last underway.
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Children learn more about rights
A Member of the National Assembly, Judy Hermans, visited Lavender Hill on Saturday 2 April, as part of a children’s rights programme to educate children about their rights.
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Save our beach, pool
Activists, indigenous leaders and locals gathered outside the Brass Bell restaurant in Kalk Bay on Saturday 2 April, in protest of the Brass Bell restaurant owner’s intention to build a wooden deck at the children’s tidal pool.
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Legalities of lost pets posters
Finding recent statistics on lost pets in South Africa can be just as hard as, well, finding a lost pet.
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Hikers encouraged to try out rehabilitated upper trails
“And it’s a wrap!” read a post on Friends of Table Mountain’s Facebook (FOTM) page last week shortly after the last of the 250 logs were placed on the upper Devil’s Peak and Newlands Ravine trails.
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Linefishers ‘stranded’
As traditional linefishers who were successful in their 2021/22 Fishing Rights Allocation Process (FRAP) application start to get ready for the traditional snoek run, those who weren’t so fortunate are preparing for a lengthy appeals process.
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Three shot dead in Southfield
Residents of Victoria Lodge informal settlement in Southfield are living in fear after the murder of three men on Wednesday night 30 March.
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Zooming in on crime hotspots
A programme aimed at both upgrading and improving the functionality of a camera-based monitoring system in the area covered by the Rondebosch Community Improvement District (RCID) is steadily taking place.
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Students in clean-up
A group of students from the South African Maritime School and Transport College are on a mission to keep Woodstock and surrounding areas spotless.










