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Elections: housing and sewage are City’s weak links

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Cape Town also regressed in its last audit and has track record of dismissing community concerns

As the municipal elections take place next week, the City of Cape Town’s two clearly identifiable weak points are housing, and sewage treatment, with the Auditor-General also noting concerns over procurement.… Read more

Multitudes: tragedy that would move the Greeks

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Mphuthumi Ntabeni’s third novel, Multitudes, is essentially a prequel to his first, The Broken River Tent.

Ntabeni said so in one of the panel discussions he was part of at the recent Open Book festival. But what he also said, is that it is “a prequel that is also a sequel” because the protagonist, Phila, is older in Multitudes while the historical narrative within it predates the one in his debut.… Read more

Spinning for change

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There is something glorious about deliberately smoking out a perfectly good set of rear tyres. Welcome to Spin, a uniquely South African motorsport that has attracted admiration after initial receiving disapproval. But there’s more … driving Cape Town Spin culture is a movement for social change.… Read more

Halloween and November Gig Guide 

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Spooky season isn’t just the rising cost of petrol, or that 2kg of onions costs R70! It’s HALLOWEEN. Try out some culture instead of ghosting the arts.

Theatre & Performance

Everyone has an opinion, but nobody seems to be listening. In FILLED, Tshiamo Moretlwe plays a woman navigating the aftermath of violence and the endless stream of people telling her how to deal with it.… Read more

Man dies in fire in Observatory informal settlement

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A fire ripped through Singabalapha on Wednesday

By Mary-Anne Gontsana

One man died and at least three structures were gutted in a fire that ripped through Singabalapha informal settlement in Observatory in the early hours of Wednesday.

According to the City of Cape Town’s fire and rescue spokesperson Jermaine Carelse, firefighters got the call before 3am on Wednesday.… Read more

Affordable housing: Many promises, limited delivery

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Lack of national government social housing grants hobble the City’s plans for 28,400 affordable homes

  • The City of Cape Town has told the Western Cape High Court it plans about 28,400 affordable homes.
  • But none of the affordable housing projects the City has approved since 2017 for the CBD, Woodstock, Salt River, Observatory or Sea Point has been finished.
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