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Long Street

LISTEN: How 750m in Cape Town’s city centre points to South Africa’s expansive extortion problem

Multimedia

LISTEN: How 750m in Cape Town’s city centre points to South Africa’s expansive extortion problem

By Caryn Dolley

Cape Town’s Beerhouse to close doors after fending off extortion underworld for 11 years

South Africa

Cape Town’s Beerhouse to close doors after fending off extortion underworld for 11 years

By Velani Ludidi

Restaurants like Obi are dealing decisively with those who book but don’t pitch

TGIFood

Restaurants like Obi are dealing decisively with those who book but don’t pitch

By Georgina Crouth

High court rules famous Long Street signage is illegal

South Africa

High court rules famous Long Street signage is illegal

By Liezl Human

Covid-19 lockdown impact: A tale of two streets - Long Street and Vilakazi Street

South Africa

Covid-19 lockdown impact: A tale of two streets - Long Street and Vilakazi Street

By Sandisiwe Shoba and Bheki C. Simelane

Long Street is like party streets the world over – a magnet for petty thieves, hustlers, chancers and conmen

South Africa

Long Street is like party streets the world over – a magnet for petty thieves, hustlers, chancers and conmen

By Muneeb Hendricks

Criminals go to town in the Mother City

South Africa

Criminals go to town in the Mother City

By Raymond Joseph