• Cape Town power outage leaves thousands without electricity across northern and western suburbs

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    Cape Town power outage leaves thousands without electricity across northern and western suburbs

    Thousands of Cape Town residents were left without electricity on Monday evening after a widespread fault hit parts of the northern and...
    Activists and residents march to the Kempton Park police station on Monday to demand better policing and investigations into femicide. Photo: Jabulile Mbatha

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    Activists demand police action after 12th woman killed

    Words: Jabulile Mbatha / GroundUp Members of shack dweller movement Abahlali baseMjondolo, Cry of the Xcluded and the Socio-Economic Rights Institute of...
    Cartrack client challenges rejected R150 000 stolen-car claim

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    Cartrack client challenges rejected R150 000 stolen-car claim

    A Hammanskraal man has approached the National Consumer Commission after Cartrack rejected his claim, with the dispute raising fresh questions about contract...
    Clicks takes control of ARC in R507 million beauty deal

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    Clicks takes control of ARC in R507 million beauty deal

    Clicks is strengthening its foothold in South Africa’s premium beauty market after agreeing to take control of specialist retailer ARC in a...
    Cape Town shop owner killed over alleged protection fee

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    Cape Town shop owner killed over alleged protection fee

    A shop owner in Dunoon, Cape Town, was killed in an attack allegedly linked to a demand for weekly protection money, Cape...

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    ‘We were never consulted’ – Cape Town residents challenge Equinix data centre

    Words: Alice Scott / GroundUp Bishop Lavis community leader Michael Hoffmeester lives less than three kilometres from the site of where a...

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    New taps and toilets expand access across Cape Town informal settlements

    More than 100 informal settlements across Cape Town received new water and sanitation infrastructure during the 2025/26 financial year, with 815 taps...

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    Steven Bartlett lists Cape Town mansion for R189m

    British entrepreneur and The Diary of a CEO host Steven Bartlett has placed his Bishopscourt mansion on the market for R189 million,...

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