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Garbage piles up in Cape Town suburbs as taxi strike drags on

Maverick News

Garbage piles up in Cape Town suburbs as taxi strike drags on

by: Samane Jnr Marks

Observatory dwellers on former circus school site reject City housing offers citing safety fears

South Africa, Maverick Citizen, Maverick News

Observatory dwellers on former circus school site reject City housing offers citing safety fears

by: Steve Kretzmann

Plett shark bite victim Kimon Bisogno leaves a legacy of love in Observatory

South Africa, Maverick Citizen

Plett shark bite victim Kimon Bisogno leaves a legacy of love in Observatory

by: Victoria O’Regan

Meeting murderers: Tormented by my father’s killing, my quest for answers begins

South Africa, Maverick Life, DM168

Meeting murderers: Tormented by my father’s killing, my quest for answers begins

by: Liz McGregor

Judgment reserved in city's bid to overturn interdict preventing eviction of 31 families living in Obs main road

South Africa

Judgment reserved in city's bid to overturn interdict preventing eviction of 31 families living in Obs main road

by: Mary-Anne Gontsana

Dear Jeff Bezos, please don’t let Amazon destroy our ancient and sacred Liesbeek River land

South Africa, Maverick Citizen

Dear Jeff Bezos, please don’t let Amazon destroy our ancient and sacred Liesbeek River land

by: Tauriq Jenkins

Voters jump over puddles while ducking the rain to get to the voting station

Politics, South Africa, Elections

Voters jump over puddles while ducking the rain to get to the voting station

by: Karabo Mafolo

Before the flood: What’s really going on at the River Club, and why it’s in the wrong place

South Africa, Our Burning Planet

Before the flood: What’s really going on at the River Club, and why it’s in the wrong place

by: Jens Horber

Job seekers flock to proposed Amazon site in Cape Town

South Africa, Maverick Citizen

Job seekers flock to proposed Amazon site in Cape Town

by: Peter Luhanga for GroundUp

City of Cape Town to evict dozens of Observatory residents from former circus school grounds

South Africa, Maverick Citizen

City of Cape Town to evict dozens of Observatory residents from former circus school grounds

by: Steve Kretzmann

Blow for eco-activists in River Club development

South Africa, Maverick Citizen

Blow for eco-activists in River Club development

by: Daniel Steyn

Where plant shop meets padstal

TGIFood

Where plant shop meets padstal

by: Melanie Farrell