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City urges compliance following fatal explosion at Woodstock store

LOCAL The City of Cape Town has emphasized the importance of safety compliance, following Thursday nights' explosion at a superette in Woodstock. Two men sustained critical burns, after several successive explosions led to a fire that destroyed the store on the corner of Plein and Victoria streets. Inspections attributed the incident to a gas leak from two 48kgs canisters, potentially ignited by refrigerators' induction motors. The City's JP Smith noted […]

today24 September 2022

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Cape Town approves new by-law regarding homeless

The Cape Town City Council has approved the new Unlawful Occupation By-law, alongside updates to the Streets, Public Places and Prevention of Noise By-law. The City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security, JP Smith, says to ensure the prohibition of sleeping in public places is enforced humanely, a person will first be issued with a compliance notice. He says it is only an offence if they refuse a reasonable […]

today30 September 2021

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Bo Kaap athaan complaint prompts anger over city’s by-laws

Calls to exempt religious activity from the City of Cape Town’s noise and nuisance by-laws are mounting after a complaint was lodged over the sounding of the athaan at Nural Huda masjid in Leeuwen Street last week. The mosque said this was the second time a complaint was reported and it was aware of a third complaint against another mosque in the area – all in the space of two […]

today26 August 2020

Local

Refugees fined for occupying areas in CT CBD

A number of foreign nationals sleeping on pavements in the Cape Town CBD have been fined 300 rand each for violating the city's by-laws. Families with their children moved onto the pavement of Albertus street a few weeks ago, after they were removed from Long Market and Burg Streets on Green Market Square. This morning the City embarked on an operation to clean the area around the District Six Museum […]

today22 March 2020

Local

Cape Town refugees: Cops move in to remove informal structures outside Methodist church

Refugees living around the Central Methodist Mission Church in Cape Town are currently being removed along with their belongings. This comes after the Western Cape High Court granted the City of Cape Town an interim order in February, stating that the City can enforce its by-laws on the refugees and asylum seekers living outside the church on Greenmarket Square. Videos and media reports on Sunday showed police and law enforcement […]

today2 March 2020

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