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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

Books on our bedside table this August

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Home Affairs by Onyeka Nwelue 
Lethabo Khumalo, a weary Home Affairs official in Pietermaritzburg, is a mother of three who has long carried life alone until a chance encounter draws her into a web of corruption that promises relief from the quiet depression of unpaid bills and leaking roofs.… Read more

Buckland takes on the techbros

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You can’t escape the bastards. They’ve inserted their insidious fingers into so many aspects of life that it is almost impossible to earn a living without being smeared by their grimy greed.

You can run an open-source Linux operating system on your computer, have no social media accounts, and use one of the many alternative browsers to Google, but you’re making a billionaire richer the moment you buy something online.… Read more

Straathond bares its teeth at Killarney

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Appearances can be deceptive, especially when it comes to the world of drag racing.

Most people expect fire-breathing V8s, purpose-built race cars, so when a humble Nissan Champ bakkie pulls up to the start line, most would not expect it to be a serious contender.… Read more

Your August gig guide

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There’s no better time to cosy up in a theatre, feel some feels, sing along, or be moved by the spirit.  A hearty mix of shows return to the stage, the opening of a new theatre in Kloof Street (go try their spirits!)

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Metrorail doesn’t move for wheelchair users

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The “people’s train” doesn’t include people with disabilities

By Mary-Anne Gontsana

In 2016, the Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) promised to make all its stations accessible to wheelchair users. Ten years later, this is an empty promise, as we found when we accompanied wheelchair user Khanyo Mantshi on a journey in Cape Town.… Read more

Oude Molen: Province forges ahead despite heritage report rejection

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Tenants and objectors are concerned about how required heritage report was ignored in adjacent massive River Club development

The provincial government plans to allow five-storey buildings and more than 1,300 housing units to be built within the Oude Molen Eco-Village alongside the Black River, but their required Heritage Impact Assessment has been turned down.… Read more

City plans to auction Mowbray Market site

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Smallholder farmers from rural towns as far afield as Calitzdorp, Suurbraak, and Genadendal rely on the monthly market

By Liezl Human

The Mowbray Market has been operating on the first Saturday of every month for the past four years, but the a lease on the property has expired and the City is now considering auctioning the lease to the highest bidder.… Read more