City of cape town
Kraaifontein protesters burn tyres, throw stones as shacks demolished again
A land occupation near the Tygerberg Raceway started last month and now more than 1,000 people are living on private property.
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Streets of Khayelitsha ‘covered in sewage’
The Khayelitsha Development Forum's Ndithini Tyhido said a foul stench hung in the air, as faeces filled water had flooded many streets across the community for days.
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CoCT to provide support to family of traffic officers killed at roadblock
Forty-six-year-old Deon Sampson was run over by a taxi driver on Friday in Lingelethu.
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Young woman shot, killed in Cape housing protest
Hundreds of residents took to the streets, burnt tyres and pelted officers with stones.
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Taxi driver who ran over traffic cop allegedly under influence of alcohol
On Friday night, 46-year-old Deon Sampson was run over by a taxi driver while manning a roadblock in Lingelethu. The driver was arrested.
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CT traffic official run over by taxi, dragged for 200m
The City of Cape Town said 46-year-old Deon Sampson was run over and dragged during a roadblock in Lingelethu on Friday.
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Spike in public unrest affecting service delivery, says CoCT
There've been demonstrations in various areas, including Khayelitsha, Kraaifontein and Mfuleni. Between 11 July and 5 August, municipal law enforcement recorded 91 protests. There were only 38 between April and June.
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CoCT: Damage done in recent protests will cost millions to repair
Over the past two weeks, there have been multiple protests, many of which have turned violent.
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Dozens of CoCT employees injured due to violent protest this past week
Many of the clashes broke out during land grabs and ensuing operations to take down illegally. Over the past weekend - violence erupted again in a Kraaifontein community, four people have been arrested.
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‘Protesters threw petrol bomb at cop’: City of CT responds to violent protests
Violent protests broke out again in the Bloekombos area on Saturday after law enforcement officials tore down structures.
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CoCT to embark on online public engagements about future of District Six
The city is starting a database for people who want to be part of the rebuilding process that would be open to claimants, residents, civic, and NPOs and anyone else with an interest in the project.
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Ongoing land invasion attempts threatening CoCT housing projects - Plato
Police have been deployed to Khayelitsha and Kraaifontein over the past few days where violent protests have broken out over land and housing.
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Plato says meeting with Minister Sisulu over CT housing needs 'fruitful'
On Tuesday, Minister Lindiwe Sisulu met with Mayor Dan Plato to work out how to synchronise their response to backyard dwellers and the land destitute.
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Protesting will not solve housing problem - CoCT MMC Booi
City of Cape Town Human Settlements MMC Malusi Booi said that they would continue to act against any form of land occupation in the city.
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Police use rubber bullets to disperse CT protesters
The running battles between police and protesters have been ongoing since Sunday morning, after houses were destroyed by City of Cape Town law enforcement officials.
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Leaders from protesting CT communities plead for end to violence
Over the past few days, violent protests have erupted in various communities including Khayelitsha, Kraaifontein and Mfuleni, most of them are over land invasions and evictions.
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Some citizens taking advantage of lockdown to invade land - Dept
The Human Settlements Department’s spokesperson Yonela Diko said that authorities needed to be aware of what they could and could not do in the event of land invasions.
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CoCT says it has its hands full dealing with land invasions
Mayco member for Human Settlements, Malusi Booi, said that attempts to illegally occupy land, municipality projects or community facilities included several orchestrated attempts in Mfuleni and Khayelitsha.
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Torched Khayelitsha clinic was meant to open today, says CoCT
A group of protesters went on the rampage during a demonstration against an eviction in Makhaza.
