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Cops’ handling of Cape mom and toddler probed

A young mother and her two-year-old child were bundled into a police van, detained in a holding cell and released without charge this week. The police have launched an investigation of improper conduct into the actions of two officers, but the Booysen family say they are taking the matter to[…]

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Domestic workers campaign for affordable housing in CBD

As the City’s development expands, the sale of the Tafelberg School property continues to draw contestation.  On Tuesday, Reclaim the City held a protest at the legislature regarding this matter whilst Ndifuna Ukwazi, on Wednesday, hosted a demonstration in the CBD, on the corner of St. George and Long Street.[…]

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Cape CBD set for R8bn construction boom

Infrastructure and business growth in the Cape Town CBD is outpacing other metros across South Africa, with construction worth almost R8 billion due to take place in the city over the next five years. The investment into new developments has substantially increased. An additional R1.872bn has been earmarked in the[…]

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New start for CT’s former drug den building

It was once one of the most notorious blocks of flats in the CBD. Now, it has finally been removed from the City of Cape Town’s list of problem buildings. Senator Park, previously a drug dealing and prostitution hotspot, was one of the first buildings identified after the adoption of[…]

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More than 800 cops deployed in Durban CBD

More than 800 police officers have been deployed in and around Durban where xenophobic violence has left at least five people dead since the weekend. “If the threat requires more [police officers], we will respond. We still have the capacity to respond and we will respond as needed,” national police[…]

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City to cut down on aggressive begging in CBD

The City of Cape Town is planning to cut down on the number of aggressive beggars in the CBD who have made a habit of accosting both tourists and locals into parting with money. The issue of aggressive begging has become more prominent in the central city of late, and[…]

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CCID festive safety campaign launched

With some two million tourists expected to visit the Mother City over the 2014/2015 summer period and most of them spending time in the CBD, the Cape Town Central City Improvement District (CCID) has launched its annual campaign to make tourists aware of basic safety during their time “downtown.”. Every[…]

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Interfaith walk for CT

With South Africans across the country expected to light up their braais for Reconciliation Day, the interfaith community in Cape Town has opted for a more unified approach to celebrating the holiday. For the ninth year running, members of the city’s respective religious communities have taken to hosting an interfaith[…]

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