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Grant Twigg

Cape Town mayor moves to suspend director following collapse of waste management

South Africa

Cape Town mayor moves to suspend director following collapse of waste management

By Velani Ludidi

Cape Town waste collection companies ditch contracts following deadly shooting, threats and extortion

South Africa

Cape Town waste collection companies ditch contracts following deadly shooting, threats and extortion

By Sandiso Phaliso

Cape Town jobs for homeless programme in limbo as stimulus funding ends

South Africa

Cape Town jobs for homeless programme in limbo as stimulus funding ends

By Mary-Anne Gontsana

Cape Town housing project halted as residents protest lack of job opportunities

South Africa

Cape Town housing project halted as residents protest lack of job opportunities

By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik for GroundUp

Masses of Cape Town job seekers queue hoping for short-term contracts

South Africa

Masses of Cape Town job seekers queue hoping for short-term contracts

By Ashraf Hendricks

Rubbish floods Cape Town townships as Expanded Public Works Programme disputes persist

South Africa

Rubbish floods Cape Town townships as Expanded Public Works Programme disputes persist

By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik and Mary-Anne Gontsana

Wolwerivier five years on: ‘We’re as desperate as the day we moved in’

South Africa

Wolwerivier five years on: ‘We’re as desperate as the day we moved in’

By Ashraf Hendricks