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CPUT agrees to some student demands

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Violent protests related to the NSFAS funding cap, among other demands, have rocked Cape Peninsula University of Technology campuses over the past month

Some of the demands made by protesting Cape Peninsula University of Technology students have been met by the university management.… Read more

Students carry cost of NSFAS funding cap, Parliament hears

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Calls for accommodation cap to be scrapped or redesigned

By Liezl Human

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) accommodation funding cap has not managed to curb high student housing prices. Instead, it has been used as a “price signal” for service providers to push up rents, Minister of Higher Education and Training Buti Manamela told Parliament’s portfolio committee for higher education on 28 August.… Read more

Some beef with your Burgundy

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Boeuf Bourguignon, or as my boyfriend likes to call it, Beef Burgundy (this is less pretentious, he would say), is an old French recipe for what is essentially a beef stew.

There are so many variations that it can be frustrating finding a definitive “right” way to make it.… Read more

Beetles swarm Burger Fair

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There are few automobiles that can turn a car gathering into something resembling a family reunion quite like the Volkswagen Beetle. With their unmistakable silhouettes and cheerful headlights, Beetles attract attention wherever they go, and especially when they travel in a ‘swarm’.… Read more

September Gig Guide

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It’s Open Book month, WOMAD is coming to town, and the Cape Town Photo Fest is on. Then there’s all the theatre and music and general spring jols to be had.

Theatre

We have a deep loyalty to ABBA. It’s pure, straight-into-the-veins fun.… Read more

PRASA denies paying gangster-linked companies in Cape Town

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But amaBhungane disputes “straw-man” findings

  • PRASA says an independent investigation found no evidence it contracted with or paid alleged gang boss Ralph Stanfield or his wife, Nicole Johnson, or their linked companies.
  • But amaBhungane says the investigation failed to address the allegations in its reporting and lacked access to key evidence, including PRASA’s former security chief’s devices.
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Court to rule on fate of families occupying Cape Town buildings

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More than 150 people face eviction from three abandoned buildings in Hope Street

By Matthew Hirsch/GroundUp

Caroline Abrahams just turned 56 but says she has nothing to celebrate. She is one of over 150 people whose lives are in limbo as they face being evicted from three abandoned buildings in Cape Town’s Hope Street.… Read more