Residents from Imizamo Yethu in Hout Bay planned to march in Cape Town on Tuesday to demand basic services and an end to “superblocking” in the fire-hit township. The organisers‚ mostly representatives from areas most seriously affected by the large fire in March‚ will hand over a memorandum to mayor[…]
Informally housed residents in Hout Bay have once again taken to the streets to have their demands heard. Over the weekend, angry protestors began protest action, resulting in the closure of Victoria Road between the circle and Hout Bay Main Road. Chapman’s Peak Drive was also closed and MyCity and[…]
Thousands of residents of Imizamo Yethu in Hout Bay gathered at the astroturf football field on the corner of Main and Victoria Avenue opposite the township today to receive much needed relief from the non-governmental organisation, Thula Thula. Volunteers distributed clothing, toiletries, baby essentials and blankets to 5 756 people[…]
The Western Cape African National Congress plans to lodge a complaint with the SA Human Rights Commission and police on Monday after a Hout Bay resident apparently called black people “stupid animals” in a Facebook post. “They are like stupid animals. We should tie them to a rope. Too many[…]
The days of thieves and vandals operating in Hout Bay harbour are numbered. The new harbour master intends to transform the precinct into a mini-Waterfront with proper access control and a zero-tolerance approach to crime. Pumla Feni-Gela, 40, says tourists flock to the area with its natural beauty, markets and[…]
Police are still in the dark about started the fire which devastated the homes of over 1 000 people and left one man dead in a section of Hout Bay’s Imzamo Yethu on Boxing Day. The fire broke out late on the evening of December 26 and strong winds quickly[…]
About 20 informal structures have caught fire in Hout Bay, Fire and Rescue services said on Thursday. Fire and Rescue services spokesperson Liezl Moodie told News24 that the fire started around noon, and was currently burning through the Mandela Park and Imizamo Yethu informal settlements. “We have nine vehicles on[…]
One day after a pair of uniformed men hit a Hout Bay business and escaped with a week’s wages after holding up staff, the robbers went on a shopping spree for new clothing on an employee’s account. Hout Bay Boatyard office manager Melanie Mozes told News24 the duo spent R2[…]
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[…]
Over the past few weeks the Imizamo Yethu community in Hout Bay has been plagued by an upsurge in violence where several murders have already been reported over the past few weeks. Mzi Nyaki from the SA National Civic Organisation (Sanco) says that things are improving however the situation is[…]
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