GroundUp

They withstood apartheid removals, now District Six families fight eviction by private owner

• Six original District Six cottages now face the threat of developer’s bulldozers.
• The row of Victorian cottages in District Six survived apartheid demolition after a Catholic religious order begged for their protection.

Councillor Alex Lansdowne, who chairs the mayoral advisory committee for water quality in wetlands and waterways, lists 30 key achievements by the City of Cape Town, implemented together with partners and community organisations, to clean up Cape Town’s wetlands and waterways over the last year.

“I just cried underneath the water,” says homeless woman after first hot shower in ages

South Africa’s first “wash bus” for the homeless is set to launch on Friday. Named Nina Manzi, the colourful bus has four hot water showers and four toilets divided for male and female use.… Read more