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Concerns over R15m plan for Milnerton Lagoon
The Milnerton Lagoon is starting to recover after years of pollution. But a residents’ association and a University of Cape Town (UCT) scientist say the sources of the pollution have still not been fully dealt with. UCT’s professor Kevin Winter said the city’s water quality data show some improvement since 2024. This includes fewer bacteria, less chemicals such as ammonia, nitrogen and phosphorus, and less chlorophyll.
Concerns over R15m plan for Milnerton Lagoon
The City of Cape Town has launched a R15 million pilot project to dilute Milnerton Lagoon pollution using saline groundwater, but critics say it ignores pollution sources. E. coli at Woodbridge Island Bridge hit 141 000 colony-forming units per 100ml on 8 September, 35 times above the safe canoeing threshold. The R5.2 billion Potsdam Wastewater Treatment Works upgrade is 80% complete, but UCT Professor Kevin Winter says the Diep River catchment’s farms and stormwater also require attention.
Concerns over R15-million plan for Milnerton Lagoon
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Concerns over R15-million plan for Milnerton Lagoon
A pilot project by the City of Cape Town will take groundwater from below the Milnerton beach and add it upstream of the lagoon. Photo: Abonge Chiya Water quality in Milnerton Lagoon has improved since 2024, according to City of Cape Town data. But a UCT scientist and residents say the sources of pollution, including the Potsdam sewage works, have not been dealt with. Critics say the City’s R15-million pilot to pump salt water into the lagoon only dilutes the pollution and sends it out to sea.
Activists picket outside Cape Town Civic Centre Original
Blikkiesdorp resident Let Hanekom was among about 60 people who picketed outside the civic centre in Cape Town on Friday. Photo: Abonge Chiya Cape Town residents and activists from 13 organisations picketed outside the Civic Centre on Friday. The group’s concerns included the lack of affordable housing, safety, and the construction of data centres and the N2 safety wall.
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Members of the Masiphumelele Creative Hub support community soup kitchens and vegetable gardens The Masiphumelele Creative Hub supports several upliftment initiatives, including the training of 22 "garden champions". They grow and harvest vegetables to supply feeding scheme kitchens and families in need in the community. Young people in the area say that being unemployed, they can only afford cheaper, less nutritious food.
Masiphumelele youth explore ways to access healthy food
Ayakha Masiza is one of over a dozen young people in Masiphumelele working in vegetable gardens to mitigate food insecurity in his community as part of the Masiphumelele Creative Hub. Photos: Abonge Chiya The Masiphumelele Creative Hub supports several upliftment initiatives, including the training of 22 “garden champions”. They grow and harvest vegetables to supply feeding scheme kitchens and families in need in the community.
Hundreds march to Parliament over El Niño and hunger
Protesters demand urgent action on climate change and food insecurity during a march on Friday. Photos: David Harrison Protesters marched to Parliament on Friday to demand the government take urgent action to mitigate the impact of the climate crisis and El Niño conditions. These pose a growing threat to food systems across Southern Africa.
Doubts over the future of MyCiTi buses as Treasury ends grant
The City of Cape Town is concerned that its MyCiTi bus network will be severely affected by the national government phasing out the Public Transport Network Grant by 2027/28. Ashraf Hendricks/GoundUp The City of Cape Town says the phase-out of the national government Public Transport Network Grant threatens MyCiTi’s existing services and its planned expansion.
South Africa: Doubts Over the Future of MyCiti Buses As Treasury Ends Grant
Phasing out the national Public Transport Network Grant by 2027/28 threatens the sustainability and expansion of MyCiTi buses, the City says The City of Cape Town says the phase-out of the national government Public Transport Network Grant threatens MyCiTi's existing services and its planned expansion. National Treasury says the grant is being phased out because it has underperformed nationally, with funding to be redirected towards passenger rail.
Doubts over the future of MyCiTi buses as Treasury ends grant
The City of Cape Town is concerned that its MyCiTi bus network will be severely affected by the national government phasing out the Public Transport Network Grant by 2027/28. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks The City of Cape Town says the phase-out of the national government Public Transport Network Grant threatens MyCiTi’s existing services and its planned expansion.
Sassa sets new grant payment dates for upcoming elections
More... 2 days7 days30 daysBy Industry Show more Search jobs Advertise your job vacancies Subscribe to daily business and company news across 19 industries The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) has announced revised grant payment dates ahead of the Local Government Elections on 4 November 2026. In a statement on X (Twitter), the social security agency said the National Treasury approved the revised dates after consultations with Sassa and various stakeholders.
South Africa: Pagad Protest Outside Suspected Drug Dealer's Cape Town House
Belgravia residents demand police do more to end gangsterism and shootings Residents and members of People Against Gangsterism and Drugs (PAGAD) went to the homes of people they accused of being drug dealers and gangsters in Belgravia, Athlone, on Sunday. The action also led to a protest by people living in The Vlei, a nearby informal settlement. They alleged corruption in the policing of crime.
In photos: PAGAD protest outside suspected drug dealer’s Cape Town house
After dozens of Belgravia residents, supported by PAGAD members, marched on Sunday in a protest against gangsterism and the spate of recent shootings in the community, residents of informal settlement The Vlei burned tyres and refuse. Photos: Brenton Geach Residents and members of People Against Gangsterism and Drugs (PAGAD) went to the homes of people they accused of being drug dealers and gangsters in Belgravia, Athlone, on Sunday.
South Africa: Health Workers to Stage Protests Across Cape Town This Month
Community health workers are demanding permanent public service jobs Community health workers, supported by the National Union of Public Service and Allied Workers, will stage protests across Cape Town this month to demand permanent jobs. They are currently employed by non-profit organisations contracted by the Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness.
Health workers to stage protests across Cape Town this month
Members of the National Union of Public Service and Allied Workers protest with community health workers in Bishop Lavis, demanding permanent public service jobs. Photos: Abonge Chiya Community health workers, supported by the National Union of Public Service and Allied Workers, will stage protests across Cape Town this month to demand permanent jobs. They are currently employed by non-profit organisations contracted by the Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness.
Another woman’s body found as Ramaphosa unveils 4-point GBVF plan
2 days7 days30 daysBy Industry Show more Search jobs Advertise your job vacancies Subscribe to daily business and company news across 19 industries In a televised address, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a four-point plan to tackle gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) in the country and said that violence against women in South Africa is a national shame.
Hundreds march through Cape Town against planned N2 wall
Residents who live along the N2 in Cape Town marched in Sea Point on Thursday to oppose the City of Cape Town’s “N2 Edge” wall safety project. Photos: Abonge Chiya About 200 activists, including people who live along the N2 in Cape Town, gathered along the Sea Point promenade on Heritage Day to oppose the municipality’s planned “N2 Edge” wall safety project. Little is known about what the N2 Edge wall will look like or where it will start and end.
Sassa: Pensioners complain to minister about deductions from their grants
Pensioner Christine Southgate has visited the Sassa office in Delft several times in recent weeks to stop a deduction for funeral cover from her grant. She says she didn’t sign up for it. She was one of a dozen grant beneficiaries who spoke during an oversight visit by Social Development minister Dina Pule and Sassa CEO Themba Matlou at the office on Monday. Southgate told the minister she has been coming to the Delft office to get the deductions for an Emerald Life policy stopped.
Grade R is no longer just preparation for ‘big school’
2 days7 days30 daysBy Industry Show more Search jobs Advertise your job vacancies Subscribe to daily business and company news across 19 industries Future Nation Schools calls on parents to rethink the first year of formal education ahead of 2027 academic year. South Africa has spent years asking whether children are ready for school. We should also be asking whether our schools are ready for the child.
Clicks adds Absa and Standard Bank to ClubCard in loyalty shake-up
Subscribe to daily business and company news across 19 industries Clicks is expanding its ClubCard loyalty programme beyond traditional retail rewards, bringing together banking rewards, cashback and gamified engagement in an expanded customer-value platform. The move sees Absa Rewards and Standard Bank UCount Rewards join Clicks’ existing partnership with FNB eBucks, creating a broader loyalty ecosystem that gives eligible customers more ways to earn rewards when shopping at the retailer.
Award-winning digital marketing agency puts performance marketing first in South Africa
2 days7 days30 daysBy Industry Show more Search jobs Advertise your job vacancies Subscribe to daily business and company news across 19 industries Growth Agency, a specialist digital marketing agency, has been established alongside award-winning Adclick Africa as part of an expanded group offering with the goal of bringing performance marketing growth and success to brands and businesses in South Africa.
Boland’s 'Golden Triangle' draws strong property demand
2 days7 days30 daysBy Industry Show more Search jobs Advertise your job vacancies Subscribe to daily business and company news across 19 industries Paarl, Stellenbosch and Franschhoek are cementing their status as the Boland’s property “Golden Triangle”, attracting buyers drawn to the region’s lifestyle, amenities and long-term investment potential. Source: Supplied. A Newinbosch home.
Sassa: Pensioners complain to minister about deductions from their grants
2 days7 days30 daysBy Industry Show more Search jobs Advertise your job vacancies Subscribe to daily business and company news across 19 industries Social Development minister Dina Pule and Themba Matlou, CEO of the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) conducted an oversight visit to the Delft office in Cape Town on Monday. Grant beneficiaries complained of unauthorised deductions from their social grants as well as long queues and insufficient toilets.
South Africa: Sassa - Pensioners Complain to Minister About Deductions From Their Grants
Social Development minister and SASSA CEO visit Delft office Social Development minister Dina Pule and Themba Matlou, CEO of the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) conducted an oversight visit to the Delft office in Cape Town on Monday. Grant beneficiaries complained of unauthorised deductions from their social grants as well as long queues and insufficient toilets.
Sassa pensioners complain of unauthorised deductions, slow service
The first of three waiting areas inside the Sassa office in Delft, Cape Town. Sindisiwe Tshona/GroundUp Social Development Minister Dina Pule and Sassa CEO Themba Matlou conducted an oversight visit to the agency’s office in Delft, Cape Town, on Monday. Grant beneficiaries complained of unauthorised funeral cover deductions from their social grants, as well as long queues and insufficient toilets at the office.
SASSA: Pensioners complain to minister about deductions from their grants
Social Development minister Dina Pule speaking to SASSA beneficiaries during her oversight visit to the Delft office on Monday. Photo: Sindisiwe Tshona Social Development minister Dina Pule and Themba Matlou, CEO of the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) conducted an oversight visit to the Delft office in Cape Town on Monday. Grant beneficiaries complained of unauthorised deductions from their social grants as well as long queues and insufficient toilets.
South Africa: Dunoon Residents' Housing Hopes Dashed
City plans mixed-income development not state housing for 72-hectare site The City of Cape Town announced the release of Annandale Farm, nearly 72 hectares of land near Dunoon, for affordable housing through public-private partnerships. The City plans a mixed-income development targeting households earning between R3,500 and R34,400 a month. It is not reserved for people from Dunoon only.
Dunoon residents’ housing hopes dashed Original
Community leader Sinethemba Matomela says he worries that many Dunoon residents will not benefit from the City of Cape Town’s release of nearly 72-hectares of land at Annandale. Photo: Peter Luhanga The City of Cape Town announced the release of Annandale Farm, nearly 72 hectares of land near Dunoon, for affordable housing through public-private partnerships. The City plans a mixed-income development targeting households earning between R3,500 and R34,400 a month.
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