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Cape Flats

Crime stats — Cape Town remains among SA’s deadliest cities despite dip in murders

South Africa, DM168, Maverick News

Crime stats — Cape Town remains among SA’s deadliest cities despite dip in murders

by: Ethan van Diemen

Killers of two Cape Town law enforcement officers get double life sentences

South Africa, Maverick News

Killers of two Cape Town law enforcement officers get double life sentences

by: Vincent Cruywagen

Resilience amidst scarcity: women, food insecurity, and the fight for dignity and rights

South Africa, Maverick News

Resilience amidst scarcity: women, food insecurity, and the fight for dignity and rights

by: Naledi Sikhakhane

Reviving Princess Vlei — how local communities are transforming Cape Town's wetland ecosystem

South Africa, Maverick News

Reviving Princess Vlei — how local communities are transforming Cape Town's wetland ecosystem

by: Kristin Engel

'My mother’s generation of grey-haired District Six evictees have almost all gone, with a missing piece of their hearts'

DM168, Maverick News

'My mother’s generation of grey-haired District Six evictees have almost all gone, with a missing piece of their hearts'

by: Dennis Cruywagen

JP Duminy’s foundation goes to bat for less-privileged Western Cape cricketers

South Africa, Sport, DM168

JP Duminy’s foundation goes to bat for less-privileged Western Cape cricketers

by: Keanan Hemmonsbey

At this Cape Flats centre for abused women and children, Sister Leonie Weyers elicits smiles when spirits are hurt

Maverick Citizen

At this Cape Flats centre for abused women and children, Sister Leonie Weyers elicits smiles when spirits are hurt

by: Biénne Huisman for Spotlight

Natural heritage - reviving the Cape Flats’ endangered botanical biodiversity, species and landscapes

South Africa, Our Burning Planet

Natural heritage - reviving the Cape Flats’ endangered botanical biodiversity, species and landscapes

by: Kristin Engel

‘Cheaper, safe and warm’ – trains now run to Khayelitsha, but Central Line is still not fully operational

Maverick News

‘Cheaper, safe and warm’ – trains now run to Khayelitsha, but Central Line is still not fully operational

by: Sandiso Phaliso

Green shoots — five new forests spring up in Cape Town

South Africa, Our Burning Planet

Green shoots — five new forests spring up in Cape Town

by: Kristin Engel

Abdullah Ibrahim — South Africa’s master pianist is going on a world tour at 90

South Africa, Maverick Life, DM168, Culture

Abdullah Ibrahim — South Africa’s master pianist is going on a world tour at 90

by: Christine Lucia

Comfortable with chaos — ‘head cowboy’ Dr Shaheem de Vries takes charge of Groote Schuur Hospital

South Africa, Maverick Citizen

Comfortable with chaos — ‘head cowboy’ Dr Shaheem de Vries takes charge of Groote Schuur Hospital

by: Biénne Huisman for Spotlight