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District Six families vow to fight eviction

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“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

South African Cap Classique: Fizzing to the top

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The Brits have a wonderful expression for sparkling wine: Fizz.

“C’mon let’s get a bottle of fizz.”

“How do you feel about a bit ‘o fizz?”

“A bit more of the fizz there will you?”

Its delightful, especially as fizz is one of those words that sounds exactly like the thing it’s describing.… Read more

Popular water sports site now a toxic health hazard

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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

March gigs in the mother city

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Theatre

I watched The Stranger at the National Arts Festival in 2024, I think. It felt like my soul dropped into the underworld; some people were lulled to sleep, hypnotised. You leave blinking back reality. A ritual drama of love, consciousness, and impermanence, on 27 and 28 Feb at Theatre Arts, Observatory.… Read more

Inner city: no room for locals

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Short-term letting through various platforms, including Airbnb, locks up 70% of residential units in the central city

There is a severe shortage of rental stock for local residents in Cape Town’s inner city, and what is available is priced beyond the reach of the majority of Capetonians.… Read more