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District Six and Vredehoek residents say the influx of homeless people making fire on the mountain's slopes is a ticking time bomb. A massive fire spread to UCT, where it destroyed several buildings, including the historical special collections library. Law group Ndifuna Ukwazi is fed-up with the City's stance on the homeless and are gearing up for another legal challenge.
Small businesses in the picturesque town of Franschhoek have been hard hit by the Covid-19 pandemic. Fears are now mounting that it could turn into a ghost town. Tourism Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane visited Franschhoek to assess the impact of Covid-19.
In an order handed down on Tuesday, acting Judge Alma de Wet found the Department of Home Affairs in breach of a Supreme Court of Appeal ruling. The case was brought to court by the Legal Resource Centre (LRC) which was representing the Scalabrini Centre and Somali Association for South Africa.
Enforcement to ensure compliance of lockdown regulations are expected to be beefed up and will specifically target Cape Town's thriving nightlife. On Tuesday, President Cyril Ramaphosa placed the country under Level 3 of the lockdown amid a surge in Covid-19 infections.
Liesel Joy Moses sought to interdict the SIU from investigating R27 million she received from the NLC. It is alleged Moses and her attorney received the money from the NLC in 2016, on behalf of Denzhe Primary Care. The Gauteng High Court dismissed the application - with costs.
The clock is ticking for the Department of Health to get over 500 SA medical students back home as they lie stranded in Cuba since last year. Many of the medical students have completed their fifth year of their studies in Cuba and say they have been living in deplorable conditions.