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  • FILE: Cape Town Mayor Patricia de Lille. Picture: Cindy Archillies/EWN

    De Lille: Masiphumelele no-show not indication of reluctance to cooperate

    Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane subpoenaed Cape Town Mayor Patricia de Lille after she failed to attend an inspection in Masiphumelele in June.

    1842 days ago
  • Picture: Freeimages.com

    Authorities probe destructive Masiphumelele blaze

    The blaze broke out in Kanana Road shortly before 1 o'clock on Tuesday morning.

    1851 days ago
  • FILE: A firefighter douses flames at a Cape Town informal settlement. Picture: Regan Thaw/EWN

    40 displaced after fire in Masiphumelele

    It's not yet known what caused the blaze on Monday night.

    1852 days ago
  • Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane is in Masiphumelele to address complaints regarding the state of the area on Friday 23 June 2017. Picture: Monique Mortlock/EWN

    Mkhwebane aims to initiate contempt proceedings against Zille, De Lille

    Busisiwe Mkhwebane says the Western Cape premier and Cape Town mayor’s failure to attend an inspection in Masiphumelele is in contempt of her office.

    1883 days ago
  • Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane. Picture: Cindy Archillies/EWN

    [WATCH] Public Protector visits Masiphumelele after residents lay complaints

    Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane visited Masiphumelele as part of the Public Protector Roadshow.

    1883 days ago
  • Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane is in Masiphumelele to address complaints regarding the state of the area on Friday 23 June 2017. Picture: Monique Mortlock/EWN

    Mkhwebane visits Masiphumelele to address poor living conditions

    Mkhwebane had subpoenaed Mayor Patricia de Lille and Premier Helen Zille to attend the Masiphumelele inspection but they apparently could not make it.

    1883 days ago
  • The late Ncedile Daki. Picture: handspringpuppet.co.za

    Tragic end for Cape man following hijacking

    Ncedile Daki, a Handspring Puppet Company employee & youth leader, was hijacked & murdered last Sunday.

    1996 days ago
  • FILE: Masiphumelele residents rebuild their homes after a shack fire in the area on Saturday 10 December 2016. Picture: Kevin Brandt/EWN.

    City of CT issues emergency housing kits for shack fire victims

    The city says it has issued 1,300 emergency housing kits to residents who have been affected by shack fires.

    2066 days ago
  • FILE: Masiphumelele residents rebuild following a shack fire. Picture: Shamiela Fisher/EWN.

    Displaced residents in Masiphumelele receive relief aid

    A blaze ripped through the informal settlement over the weekend, destroying 40 structures and displacing 110 people.

    2076 days ago
  • Masiphumelele residents rebuild their homes after a shack fire in the area on Saturday 10 December 2016. Picture: Kevin Brandt/EWN.

    Masiphumelele residents start to rebuild after blaze

    Residents have been hard at work rebuilding their homes following a fire that ripped through a portion of the community on Saturday morning.

    2077 days ago
  • This file shows residents rebuilding their homes that were gutted by a fire in Masiphumelele. Picture: chrispreenphotography.com

    Shack fire displaces some Masiphumelele residents

    At least 14 structures were destroyed by the fire in the early hours of this morning.

    2142 days ago
  • FILE: A firefighter is seen in Masiphumelele following a shack fire in the area. Picture: chrispreenphotography.com

    Man dies in Masiphumelele shack fire

    Firefighters responded to the shack blaze early this morning.

    2161 days ago
  • The DA's Cape Town mayoral candidate Patricia de Lille at the launch of the party's manifesto for the city. Picture: Xolani Koyana/EWN

    Multi-million rand housing projects on cards for Masiphumelele, Imizamo Yethu

    Masiphumelele has seen several protests recently over housing issues.

    2276 days ago
  • Calm was restored to Masiphumelele after clashes erupted between residents and taxi drivers at the taxi rank on 10 May 2016. Picture: Natalie Malgas/EWN.

    Threats of more violence keep cops on high alert in Masiphumelele

    Chaos erupted yesterday when taxi drivers allegedly tried to force residents to use their services.

    2292 days ago
  • Grabouw residents protest on 10 May 2016 after shacks were demolished in the area. Picture: Thomas Holder/EWN.

    9 arrested in Grabouw protests

    Earlier, authorities had extinguished fires around the settlement with the help of aerial support.

    2292 days ago
  • Taxis are pictured in Masiphumelele on 10 May 2016. Picture: Natalie Malgas/EWN.

    Masiphumelele residents boycott taxis after scuffle

    Residents are at loggerheads with drivers after they refused to participate in a planned anti-drug campaign.

    2292 days ago
  • Masiphumelele residents have started rebuilding their homes that were gutted by Sunday’s fire. Picture: chrispreenphotography.com

    Masiphumelele residents to start rebuilding their homes

    At least 600 people have been displaced after Friday's blaze in which 150 homes were razed to the ground.

    2377 days ago
  • FILE: A fire in Masiphumelele left scores of people homeless. Picture: chrispreenphotography.com

    Plans for Masiphumelele housing project nears completion

    The City of Cape Town is currently finalising plans around the construction of several RDP houses.

    2385 days ago
  • 200 pupils from Masiphumelele High School marched to the Western Cape Department of Education to hand over demands for better schooling. Picture: Thomas Holder/EWN.

    WC Education Dept gives reasons for textbook shortage in Masiphumelele

    The WCED has attributed a shortage of textbooks at Masiphumelele High School to protests & fires.

    2388 days ago
  • Students from Masiphumelele High to the Western Cape Education Dept to demand better schooling.Picture: Thomas Holder/EWN

    Masiphumelele pupils march to hand over memorandum

    Hundreds of pupils from Masiphumelele High School in Cape Town march to the Department of Education to hand over a memorandum demanding improvements in their education.

    2397 days ago
  • About two hundred students from Masiphumelele High to the Western Cape Education Dept to demand better schooling.Picture: Thomas Holder/EWN

    Masiphumelele learners march over ‘student levy’

    Learners called on the department to remove their principal because he is demanding a 'student levy'.

    2397 days ago
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