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Dozens evicted from informal settlement in Green Point

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DA ward councillor says the eviction follows a long process of engagement with the group

By Matthew Hirsch/GroundUp

Chaos erupted near the Cape Town stadium, along Granger Bay Boulevard in Green Point on Wednesday, when a group of about 40 people living in makeshift shelters were forcibly removed.… Read more

Fishers fight offshore oil and gas drilling

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TotalEnergies taken to court over plans to drill wells off the west coast

By Liezl Human/GroundUp

Small-scale fishers and environmental organisations were in the Cape High Court on 23 March in a bid to halt oil and gas exploration by TotalEnergies along the West Coast.… Read more

The beauty of small things

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In a world scarred by ecocide, Lizzie Gaisford’s finely crafted debut solo album calls us to attend to what remains

There’s got to be a word for that specific kind of grief, sings Lizzie Gaisford on the fourth track of her debut solo album Love the Land, which is a poem, almost a requiem, for nature, for ecosystems, and for things lost and things broken.… Read more

Volvo power: it’s electrifying

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The marque’s offerings are making us rethink our penchant for petrol

The shift to electric vehicles (EVs) is real, and even more so now we’re facing a looming oil crisis. Swedish car maker Volvo is ostensibly near the forefront of the electric charge, with a broad range of EVs and an upcoming launch on the horizon.… Read more

Payday to payday gig guide – April vibes

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We get all those public holidays this April, why not use some of them?

Theatre

Death and comedy, a surprisingly fun pair. Louw Venter and Rob van Vuuren (directing) open their sequel to The Best Man’s Speech, which ran at the Kalk Bay Theatre for five years before becoming the feature film Konfetti.… Read more

Housing for locals: City can do more

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With a backlog of 600,000 housing units and the state only providing 2,500 a year, the City has to incentivise the private sector to step in

  • The City of Cape Town has a huge housing backlog and a legacy of apartheid spatial planning.
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Iconic Good Hope Centre auctioned by City amidst civic opposition

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More than 50 municipal land parcels across the city are being sold to the highest bidder while locals suffer a housing availability crisis

The City’s plan to auction the iconic turtle-shaped Good Hope Centre along with other parcels of municipal land across the city on 26 February was met with protests, legal challenges, and a request for postponement from the SA Human Rights Commission.… Read more

City land auction at odds with affordable housing commitments

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The City’s auctioning of 53 parcels of land without any requirements for the provision of social or affordable housing is not aligned to the City’s affordable housing commitments, states the Development Action Group.

In a statement released on 25 Feb, the Development Action Group (DAG) noted the High Court’s dismissal of applications seeking to postpone the City auction.… Read more