Irate Hangberg residents, who have been trapped indoors due to flooding, have accused the city of failing to provide proper service delivery. Roscoe Jacobs of the Hout Bay Civic Association said the flooding affected more than 100 people. He said on Wednesday that the water was knee-deep and had seeped[…]
There was feeling of relief and happiness when Cape Town Mayor Patricia de Lille handed over 26 units of a multi-million rand low cost housing development at Hangberg in Hout Bay on Tuesday. The project is part of 71 unit sea view development which will be completed in April next year. 26[…]
A satellite police station has been earmarked and was being prioritised for Masiphumelele, Deputy Police Minister Maggie Sotyu said at a public meeting on Wednesday. Community policing forum members and concerned residents from Masiphumelele, Ocean View, Hangberg, Hout Bay and Imizamo Yethu gathered at the Iziko Lobomi Community Hall in[…]
Residents in the Hangberg informal settlement in Hout Bay were handed over the keys to new bungalows on Friday, after their homes were burnt a few months ago. The Hout Bay Civic Association requested the assistance of Oceana Brands to put up new housing structures and recently, the fishing company[…]
A collective sigh of relief swept through the Hangberg Community Centre on Tuesday after reports were received that missing Byron Baron had been found. The 7-year-old boy is understood to have been discovered by local residents hiding under a boat parked near his Rodevos Street home. It is unclear why[…]
Even though they were promised new homes, some Hangberg residents say what they’re getting is not the dream the City of Cape Town sold to them. The City on Tuesday announced that its CRU [Community Rental Units] had passed the halfway mark in their construction. In a press release ,[…]
Things in the small fishing village of Hangberg in Hout Bay, are not as bad as is being portrayed. These were the sentiments of many residents living on the hilltop community, who feel Cape Town Mayor Patricia de Lille and Western Cape Premier Helen Zille is painting Hangberg in a[…]
A violent service delivery protest erupted in Hangberg overnight after the arrest of three residents. Three cars were reportedly torched, buildings were set alight and the Hout Bay market was also targeted. No injuries were reported. While things remain calm at present, Hout Bay police are monitoring the situation. “Cars[…]
The SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) on Tuesday rejected claims it was delaying a probe into clashes between metro police and squatters in Hout Bay four years ago. “The commission would like to reject as misleading suggestions that we are dithering or blocking a report in this matter, or withholding[…]
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