Khayelitsha
CT police probing murder of off-duty police officer in Khayelitsha
The 43-year-old sergeant, stationed at the Harare Police Station, was murdered while sitting in his vehicle in front of his home.
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Several CT informal settlements left flooded after heavy rainfall
These include Gugulethu, Khayelitsha, Philippi, Delft, Macassar and Kuils River.
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4 people die in two separate shack fires in Khayelitsha, Dunoon
The first fire broke out in the Qandu-Qandu informal settlement just off Japhta K. Masemola Drive in Khayelitsha.
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Car tracking app helps police find hijacked vehicle in Khayelitsha
The victim flagged down officers in Duinefontein Road after hijackers ambushed him and made off with his light delivery vehicle on Wednesday morning.
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3 arrested in Khayelitsha and Gugulethu; firearms seized
They were nabbed during an intelligence driven operation at the start of the weekend during which officers searched identified houses in the two communities.
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CoCT back in court today to defend its eviction policy
The South Africa Human Rights Commission, the Legal Resource Centre and the Economic Freedom Fighters have taken legal action to stop all evictions and shack demolitions without court oversight for the duration of the national state of disaster.
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CoCT says it doesn't evict illegal land occupiers without court order
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC), Legal Resource Centre and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) have taken the city to court.
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42 days missing: Family of missing Lunamandla Sithonga worried sick
The child disappeared on 9 July after boarding a taxi to go to school in Mitchells Plain.
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Lunamandla Sithonga now missing for 40 days, police probing possible kidnapping
Her family has made another appeal to anyone who has information to come forward to help detectives.
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Western Cape health says Khayelitsha’s COVID-19 cases are decreasing
The Western Cape health department head Keith Cloete says 73 cases have been recorded in the township over the past seven days.
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Khayelitsha community forced to live in sewage-filled streets amid COVID
The Khayelitsha Development Forum's Ndithini Tyhido said many streets across the community were covered by faeces-filled water because the City of Cape Town has not been servicing clogged drains for the past two weeks.
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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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Missing Lunamandla Sithonga from Khayelitsha may have been kidnapped: SAPS
She was last seen by her mother as she boarded a school taxi to go to school in Mitchells Plain.
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‘Shack farming’ will turn Khayelitsha into Africa’s Colombia, says forum
While many communities are fighting for housing and service delivery, 'shack farming' involves individuals erecting several shacks on illegally occupied land with the intention of either selling or renting the structures.
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Hunt continues for gunmen who killed three people in Khayelitsha
The motive for Monday’s killing is still unknown. However, Khayelitsha is one of several Cape Town communities plagued by taxi violence.
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Khayelitsha Human Settlements Forum revived following land invasions
The Khayelitsha Human Settlements Forum said that its job was to respond to the current illegal land invasions taking place over grievances around housing demands and other social issues facing Khayelitsha residents.
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Khayelitsha Inquiry recommendations may have helped dampen crime
This is according to the Khayelitsha Development Forum's Ndithini Tyhido after the latest crime figures were released on Friday.
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CoCT appeals to communities to stop attacks on public infrastructure
The appeal comes after a Khayelitsha COVID-19 overflow facility was torched during a protest this week.
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Sisulu: Loss of income, COVID-19 economic impact behind Cape land invasions
Human Settlements Minister Lindiwe Sisulu met with community leaders representing disgruntled residents in various Cape Town communities who have participated in protests over land.
