Despite there being around 146,000 households in over 437 informal settlements across the city of Cape Town, many of these informal settlements do not receive adequate service delivery. The majority of informal settlements are still treated as temporary, and this results in residents lacking occupation rights and security of tenure. People living informal settlements are…
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On the 25th of August 2021, the Social Justice Coalition (SJC) will be commemorating 7 years since the Khayelitsha Commission of Inquiry (KCOI) report was released. The KCOI started as a result of over a decade of struggles on safety and justice experienced by the residents of Khayelitsha and other neighbouring informal settlements. It brought…
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The Minister of Police, Bheki Cele revealed the first quarterly crime statistics from April to June 2021. The suggested lens the minister prescribed for the interpretation of the current crime report fails to offer recourse on the state of crime in the country. Most of the crime categories have all increased in the reporting cycle,…
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Over the past few weeks, Cape Town has been hit with disruptive snowfall, heavy downpours, and strong winds and waves reaching up to six meters. These storms have caused floods that have affected over 6000 people in the Cape Town municipality alone, affecting both formal and informal housing areas in the city. The impact of…
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The turf war between the Cape Amalgamated Taxi Association (Cata) and the Congress of Democratic Taxi Association (Codeta) has claimed over 80 lives since the beginning of this year, more than 20 of them lost their lives this past month. This is not the first time that this has happened. In fact, to magnify the…
DetailsToday the Minister of Police Bheki Cele revealed the quarterly crime statistics from January to March 2021. In his presentation he highlighted that SAPS implemented crime preventative measures in efforts to combat crime. These measures have resulted in a significant decrease in aggravated robbery and property related crimes. From this, it is apparent that crime…
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