Residents of New Woodlands backyarders and Kosovo informal Settlement who have been on the housing waiting list for decades will soon get verification as to whether they are beneficiaries of a R212 million housing project. Chairperson of the New Woodlands Residents Association Shahien Van Nelson said it’s a small victory[…]
The uphill battle against gentrification is not over yet and hard work lies ahead to preserve the area’s heritage. This was the view of the Bo-Kaap Civic and Ratepayers’ Association after the Minister of Arts and Culture Nathi Mthethwa on Tuesday night declared that 19 areas in Bo-Kaap would be[…]
Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa has announced that 19 historical places in Bo-Kaap would finally be declared as national heritage sites. The minister made the announcement at the Bo Kaap Civic Centre as residents gathered in their numbers. Chairperson of the Bo Kaap Civic and Ratepayers Association Osman Shabodien[…]
The DA will refer various screenshots of election campaign WhatsApp messages allegedly from the ANC’s Western Cape group to the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC). The DA has accused the ANC of distributing disinformation about the party with the intention of affecting the outcomes of elections in Muslim communities. It says[…]
When South Africa goes to the polls on May 8, almost 8 million people between the ages of 15 and 34 will be neither working nor in any form of training or educational programme. Many will be among the nearly 150 young people who have joined the unemployed masses every[…]
Thirty-five people have been killed on the Western Cape roads this past Easter weekend. The latest incident involved a head-on collision between a truck and a car on the N2 at the Gouritz River Bridge near Gouritz in the Southern Cape. The driver of the car was burnt beyond recognition.[…]
Capetonians woke up to complete chaos on Thursday morning as traffic was congested on major parts of the N2 due to the Khayelitsha shutdown. Tyres and rubble were set alight, blocking roads in and around the area which resulted in Khayelitsha being declared a no-go zone for public transport. “We’ve[…]
President Cyril Ramaphosa joined the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) on Cape Town train station on Tuesday for the unveiling of two improved, modernized trains. It is among 7000 sets PRASA’s Rolling Stock Fleet Renewal Programme hopes to locally manufacture over a period of 20 years, which is[…]
The mood among opposition supporters in Turkey’s biggest city is one of jubilation but also worry — fear that their win in Istanbul’s mayoral race could be overturned in a recount taking place after the ruling party challenged the election results. In an unexpected setback to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan,[…]
Boeing is temporarily cutting production of its best-selling 737 airliner in the continuing fall-out from crashes in Ethiopia and Indonesia. Production will drop from 52 planes a month to 42 from mid-April, Boeing has said in a statement. The decision is a response to a halt in deliveries of the[…]
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