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Western Cape government

Environmental concerns rise as Cape Town secures extended deadlines for Milnerton Lagoon upgrades

South Africa

Environmental concerns rise as Cape Town secures extended deadlines for Milnerton Lagoon upgrades

By Kristin Engel

Table Mountain inferno ‘largely contained’ on day 3 after surging towards City Bowl

South Africa

Table Mountain inferno ‘largely contained’ on day 3 after surging towards City Bowl

By Kristin Engel

Cape Town’s Tafelberg case goes to ConCourt — activists call for coordinated affordable housing plan

Maverick Citizen

Cape Town’s Tafelberg case goes to ConCourt — activists call for coordinated affordable housing plan

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

Water crisis — Western Cape’s declining inland water resources pose challenge

Our Burning Planet

Water crisis — Western Cape’s declining inland water resources pose challenge

By Kristin Engel

State of the Environment Report — biodiversity across the Western Cape in decline

Our Burning Planet

State of the Environment Report — biodiversity across the Western Cape in decline

By Kristin Engel

‘We won’t stop soon’ — Education Crisis Committee say 'no to budget cuts' in Western Cape schools picketing

South Africa

‘We won’t stop soon’ — Education Crisis Committee say 'no to budget cuts' in Western Cape schools picketing

By Lisakanya Venna

Funding the focus as Cape Town’s beloved Zip Zap Circus prepares to move

South Africa

Funding the focus as Cape Town’s beloved Zip Zap Circus prepares to move

By Ashraf Hendricks

Cape Town motorists urged to factor in extra travel time as flooding aftermath causes road havoc

South Africa

Cape Town motorists urged to factor in extra travel time as flooding aftermath causes road havoc

By Lisakanya Venna

SCA finds W Cape’s Royal Security services deal was ‘cost-effective tendering’

South Africa

SCA finds W Cape’s Royal Security services deal was ‘cost-effective tendering’

By Marianne Thamm

Western Cape puts climate on cabinet agenda after months of environmental disasters

South Africa

Western Cape puts climate on cabinet agenda after months of environmental disasters

By Kristin Engel

Tafelberg affordable housing saga drags on, leaving nine wasted feasibility studies in its wake

South Africa

Tafelberg affordable housing saga drags on, leaving nine wasted feasibility studies in its wake

By Buhle Booi and Robyn Park-Ross

Five key takeaways from the Knysna service delivery diagnostic report

South Africa

Five key takeaways from the Knysna service delivery diagnostic report

By Suné Payne