COVID-19: Homeless people in JHB CBD say they have no blankets, access to food
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Lockdown: Still no accommodation for foreign nationals living in CT church
The Western Cape government and the City of Cape Town indicated that they were looking for space to house men, women and children who were camping in the city since October.
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CoCT reduces staff complement to 60% at all offices
The municipality said that customer service offices would remain open, however, it was reducing the number of employees at facilities and offices to limit contact between staff.
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COVID-19 outbreak sees CT's Company Gardens, Urban Park shut
The City of Cape Town said that in light of the high numbers of visitors to the facilities, it had decided to temporarily close them to curb the spread of the virus.
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CoCT shuts public facilities in bid to contain spread of COVID-19
The public spaces will be closed from Wednesday until the end of April.
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Prasa to submit payment proposal to CoCT relating to municipal debt
A meeting scheduled for Thursday was postponed to a later date.
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MPs raise concerns over disregarding of laws, by-laws by CT refugees
Members of Parliament's home affairs committee said refugees should comply with South Africa's laws and the by-laws of the City of Cape Town or they should be deported back to their countries of origin.
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Did Prasa pay up or will City of CT derail its services?
The City of Cape Town said Prasa was behind on rates and services amounting to about R114 million, of which R98 million was in arrears.
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Prasa given Friday deadline to settle R114m CoCT debt or face disconnection
City of Cape Town Deputy Mayor Ian Neilson that if the city disconnected services, it would affect Prasa's offices and facilities and would not impact on trains.
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Parly committee wants resolution to CT's stranded foreign nationals
On Monday, several refugees set up camp outside the Cape Town Central Police Station.
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WC Social Development Dept ready to help stranded foreign nationals
A meeting's planned for Tuesday afternoon to discuss the matter.
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CT refugees take cover at a local police station
On Monday, there were more chaotic scenes after the group was ordered to leave a park in the CBD.
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Stranded foreign nationals in Cape Town opt for arrest
The Sheriff of the Court gave them two options - either be transported back to their various communities or be arrested.
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Public order police deployed to remove foreign nationals from CT park
The foreign nationals, who were removed from outside a church in the CBD on Sunday, had slept in the park last night and were told to move on Monday morning.
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Organisers confirm Two Oceans Ultra Marathon route extension
Organisers have added an extra two kilometres to the 56km event.
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Delft community urges other crime-ridden areas to invest in tech
Two weeks ago, the area's community policing forum bought its own CCTV cameras, saying they could no longer wait for the City of Cape Town to help.
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City of CT yet to update Strandfontein residents on water contamination
On Sunday afternoon, the tap water was declared safe for consumption.
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No safe place to call home: Refugees in limbo as CoCT set to enforce by-laws
With hopes of finding a safer place to live fading, the foreign nationals living at a church in Greenmarket Square in Cape Town have nowhere to go as the City of Cape Town prepares to enforce its by-laws and remove them.
