Khayelitsha protests
Violent bus attacks set Golden Arrow back by nearly R30m
Three buses were torched during a violent demonstration in Khayelitsha on Thursday – this is set to cost the Golden Arrow more than R 7 million.
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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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Protest action mustn't be reduced to just service delivery issues, says academic
UWC student Mzulungile Gaqa said the basis of his research was to prove that protest action happening in many informal settlements cannot be reduced to service delivery.
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Khayelitsha residents to meet with CT officials over water issues
Scores of protestors took to the streets this past week where they blocked roads with bricks and burning tyres.
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WC Community Safety MEC Winde calms for calm amid protests
Lwandle, Blackheath and Khayelitsha have been beset by protests over a range of issues, including housing and high water bills.
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Calm restored after CT protests but Lwandle remains a red zone
Thousands of residents took to the streets in protest over land, housing and high water bills in Khayelitsha, Lwandle and Ottery on Thursday.
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Protesting Khayelitsha residents demand attention from City of CT
‘Enough is enough!’ These were the words of Khayelitsha residents who are demanding the City to address their alleged high-water accounts.
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Bonginkosi Madikizela: ANC behind Khayelitsha protests
CapeTalk host Refilwe Moloto speaks to Human Settlements MEC Bonginkosi Madikizela about concerns raised by protesting Khayelitsha residents.
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Protests to spike ahead of elections, warns Municipal IQ
There have been protests in Alexandra over the past two weeks, with demonstrations in and around Tshwane and in Somerset West on Thursday morning.
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Khayelitsha protesters set roof of OR Tambo Hall on fire
Metro Police say three people have been arrested on charges of arson after the fire was extinguished.
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ANC condemns attack on home of its councillor in Khayelitsha
Police are investigating a case of arson after an attempt to torch a home of Provincial Executive member.
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Zille accused of using Khayelitsha Inquiry to 'secure votes'
Western Cape Premier Helen Zille was criticised during a feedback session in the township earlier today.
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Khayelitsha Inquiry: WC community safety to announce plans
The inquiry was established to examine a breakdown in relations between police and residents.
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No arrests after council office fire
Angry residents attacked and set the council offices alight earlier this week.
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CT protesters boo Zille
Protesters refused to be addressed by Western Cape Premier Helen Zille on Wednesday.
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‘Khayelitsha foreigners traumatised by cops’
Anthropologist Vicki Igglesden says police leave foreign nationals feeling traumatised.
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Activists await outcome of housing meeting
Western Cape Premier Helen Zille will meet with religious leaders over housing on Thursday.
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Khayelitsha protesters block N2 highway
Disgruntled Khayelitsha residents have been protesting in the area since early this morning.
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Housing protest in Cape Town
Demonstrators will hand over a memorandum of demands at the Western Cape Legislature.
