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Gugulethu fire station closed after protesters set vehicles alight
Mayco member for Safety and Security JP Smith said firefighters extinguished the fire, but they soon became targets when the group started hurling stones at their building, causing damage to the bay doors.
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City meets with Fisantekraal residents after protest
A small group of demonstrators took to the streets and set alight tyres in the road during a demonstration.
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CoCT holding 'daily' meetings over suspended MyCiTi N2 express service
The city said daily meetings were being held in an effort to find a solution that will get buses back on the road.
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CT officials to appoint team of experts to help manage rail service takeover
The city wanted to run the trains in the Western Cape and would task the advisors with providing a business plan.
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Cape Town on high alert for localised flooding as rain batters the city
Heavy rains were battering the Cape Town on Tuesday afternoon.
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CoCT approves 10-year plan to prevent another water crisis
It might seem like a long time ago to some residents, but just more than a year ago, there were dire predictions that the city’s taps would run dry by April 2018.
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City of CT looking to ease metro police recruitment process
Currently, anyone who applied for a post must’ve been a registered traffic officer.
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CoCT recovers aluminium, copper cables in Siqalo
Earlier this week, the city held an operation to disconnect and remove illegal connections in and around the area.
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CoCT releases vacant land for production of medical cannabis
Council on Thursday approved the transfer of a portion of vacant land situated within the Atlantis Special Economic Zone for the plant to be established.
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Plato: Something for everyone in City of CT budget
The city's budget was tabled on Thursday and R869 million has been earmarked for housing, while R535 million will go to the city's safety and security directorate.
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Another train damaged by fire in Cape Town
Metrorail said an overhead electrical wire caused a short that resulted in the explosion of the high-tension equipment on top of a motor coach.
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Two carriages gutted in latest CT train fire
The train was already on fire when it pulled into Cape Town station on Tuesday night.
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CoCT to allocate R535m of budget to safety & security directorate
Cape Town Mayor Dan Plato said the money would be used to buy more vehicles and equipment, as well as boost personnel numbers.
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Golden Arrow finalising plans to beef up bus security
Golden Arrow Bus Service said that it was finalising plans with the City of Cape Town to deploy law enforcement officers on buses.
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Activist group questions plans for 'inclusionary housing' in Sea Point
The Berman Brothers group had initially planned to have 20% of the property reserved to be rented to tenants with a monthly income of less than R18,000.
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4 killed in Khayelitsha house fire
Jermaine Carelse, from the City of Cape Town’s fire and rescue services, said a man was injured in the tragedy.
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Shack fire leaves more than 200 homeless in Masiphumelele
The blaze broke out in the informal settlement in the early hours of Sunday and destroyed 119 shacks.
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ANC NEC to select new Parliament Speaker, NCOP chairperson
The ANC’s highest decision-making body, the NEC, has already decided who will lead seven of the eight provinces under the party’s control.
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9,000 council-owned rental properties go on sale in Cape Town
The properties include free-standing and semi-detached houses in areas across the city, including Gugulethu, Valhalla Park, Mitchells Plain, Heideveld and Nyanga.
