Mitchells Plain
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Tafelsig streets still flowing with poo five years later
Tafelsig residents have endured raw sewage flooding their streets for five years, with repairs stalled despite a budget already being in place.
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Mitchells Plain based radio station booms four months after launch
Four months after launch, Community Impact Radio in Portland has grown from one presenter to nearly 10, with podcasts, outside broadcasts and more.
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Red bus lanes being laid for MyCiTi Mitchells Plain upgrade
MyCiTi Phase 2A reaches a key milestone as red bus lanes are laid on AZ Berman Drive, bringing Mitchells Plain’s transport upgrade closer to completion.
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Subcouncil requests lease waiver in Mitchells Plain lane closures
Subcouncil 17 resolves that residents near Mitchells Plain’s public lanes should not pay lease fees for closures that improve community safety.
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Community workers complete three-day programme ahead of school holidays
Fifty-one community workers in Mitchells Plain complete trauma-informed training to run healing-centred school holiday programmes.
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School shares gang-busting strategy with the community
West End Primary School shares the six-step Sanctuary Model that helped it reach the World’s Best School Prize and tackle gangsterism.
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Subcouncil submits motion for eco-village in Philippi
Mitchells Plain’s Subcouncil 17 proposes an eco-village at Oasis Farm in the ecologically sensitive Philippi Horticultural Area.
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Subcouncil 17 pays tribute to Ward 75 ‘thorn in the flesh’
Subcouncil 17 honours ward committee member Isaac Hermanus and urges pensioners to renew social grant status before 1 July deadline.
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Councillors honour community heroes with civic awards
Subcouncil 17 honoured 12 community heroes at its 2026 Cape Town civic awards, with two councillors recognised for 20 years of public service.
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Olive Trees in Tafelsig gives youth a safe space to grow
Olive Trees NPO grew from five children in a yard to a registered organisation offering young people a safe, loving space every Friday and Sunday.
