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Unequal spending shows that the City of Cape Town is not pro-poor

When the municipality allocates its budget, it spends proportionally far more on the rich than the poor areas

7 min read
Abalimi Bezekhaya farmers

Abalimi Bezekhaya

Abalimi Bezekhaya – The basket of food that keeps on giving in Khayelitsha

4 min read
Traditionally a road map for the ANC’s annual priorities, this year’s 8 January statement carries added significance because of dynamics in the coalition government. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)

ANC’s toughest January 8 statement yet as GNU discord hogs the spotlight

The ANC and DA trade jabs as the former prepares to deliver its annual address, with coalition politics under scrutiny

  • Des Erasmus
6 min read
Eskom announced on Monday that it was withdrawing services from Endlovini informal settlement in Khayelitsha after the security vehicle accompanying the power utility’s workers in the area was hijacked. (Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik)

Eskom withdraws from Cape Town informal settlement after second attack

On Monday, a security vehicle escorting the power utility’s workers into the area was hijacked

  • Des Erasmus
2 min read
Eight people have been killed in three incidents in the Cape Flats township over the weekend. (David Harrison/M&G)

Safety MEC blames a lack of police resources for shootings in Khayelitsha

Eight people have been killed in three incidents in the Cape Flats township over the weekend

  • Umamah Bakharia
2 min read