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City of Cape Town wants to upgrade the market and alter longstanding arrangements

By Ashraf Hendricks/GroundUp

Flower sellers at the iconic Trafalgar Place in Adderley Street are concerned that a new plan by the City of Cape Town will change how their market operates.… Read more

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

“Who would have thought back then that it would have turned out like this today” says 69-year-old resident

By Matthew Hirsch/GroundUp

Six District Six families living in historic semi-detached Victorian cottages on Searle Street, who withstood apartheid forced removals but now face eviction, say they will fight on despite a magistrates’ court judgment in December ordering them to vacate the cottages by 6 March.… Read more

City battles land occupation as restitution process drags on

By Matthew Hirsch/GroundUp

The length of time it is taking to settle District Six claims is leaving the land vulnerable to illegal occupation, creating difficulties for the City, although resettlement of the area is the national government’s responsibility.… Read more

Zeekoevlei is used by schools and clubs for sailing and rowing but a toxic algal bloom has led to it being closed since December

By Matthew Hirsch/GroundUp

Zeekoevlei, which is used by numerous sailing, rowing, and other recreational clubs, has been closed since December due to dangerous levels of toxins caused by algal blooms.… Read more

Funding is secured, but about 50 families living in an informal settlement still need to be relocated

By Matthew Hirsch

Funding has been secured to build social housing at the Salt River Market site, but about 50 families living in an informal settlement on the property still need to be relocated.… Read more

Western Cape Network on Disability is challenging the cuts in court

On Thursday morning, disability activists disrupted an Urban Mobility Portfolio Committee meeting at the Civic Centre over planned cuts to the City of Cape Town’s Dial-a-Ride service.

Among them were users of the transport service and representatives from Disability Revolution, QuadPara Association of South Africa, and #UniteBehind.… Read more

Department of Public Works and Ndifuna Ukwazi square off in court

By Matthew Hirsch/GroundUp

Families facing eviction from 104 Darling Street – named Irene Grootboom House by some of its residents – are awaiting judgment from the Western Cape High Court.… Read more

Work has been disrupted and more than 1,250 people still live on the tracks

Trains to Mitchells Plain on the Central Line have not been operational for six years, and several stations on the line remain closed.

The delay in reviving train services has left Mitchells Plain commuters reliant on alternative means of transport.… Read more