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‘Very upset’ residents called Plato after Hangberg ruling, he tells Parliament

Cape Town Mayor Dan Plato said he received many calls from Hangberg residents who were "very upset" about a High Court ruling ordering the City to rebuild a house it had demolished in the area. Plato and his team were briefing the Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs on the City's human settlements policy. In the court ruling, Judge Gayaat Salie-Hlophe ordered the City to immediately rebuild Ginola […]

18 July 2020

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‘Self-isolation is a luxury’: Hangberg

It seemed as though it was just a conventional day in Hangberg, a community in Houtbay that sits nestled between the ocean and the mountain, on day seven of the national lockdown. Home to a vibrant fishing community as colourful as one would expect, Hangberg is somewhat a forgotten village, hidden from the public eye on the slopes of the Sentinel Mountain. Like many other areas, the community is overcrowded […]

6 April 2020

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Presidency responds to Hangberg youth activist on hunger strike

The presidency on Saturday responded to Hangberg resident and youth activist, Roscoe Jacobs, who has recently embarked on a Hunger Strike to raise awareness about the housing needs in his community. This after President Cyril Ramaphosa failed to respond to his open letter, which was sent on June 17 this year, in which he outlined the struggle for land and adequate housing by residents in Hout Bay. Only surviving on […]

7 July 2018

Local

Fishers march into government offices

Hundreds of people from across the Western Cape gathered on Friday at the department of agriculture, forestry and fisheries (DAFF) to protest the current fishing quotas. Naseegh Jaffer, director of the Masifundise Development Trust, which has focused on local fishing communities since 2004, presented a memorandum that was accepted by Justice Matshili of DAFF, GroundUp reports. The memorandum calls for all rock lobster quotas to be allocated to nearshore fishers […]

23 September 2017

Local

Hout Bay fisherfolk want their fishing rights back

A group of Hout Bay fishermen pleaded with residents of the town on Thursday to join them in their challenge to the government to get their fishing rights back. "If you want to help us, don't be scared," said Neil Williams to about 100 protesters who met at the harbour at sunset for a peaceful protest and to explain their issues to a community shocked by the violent clashes with […]

22 September 2017

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‘We are tired of empty promises’: Hangberg residents

Small scale fisherman in Hangberg feel marginalised as by national government, who they claim have failed to fulfil promises over fishing permits. Many angered residents gathered at the local community hall to meet with the department of fisheries officials but the officials postponed the meeting to Sunday just two hours before proceedings. Residents got more tempered as they watched a video of a teen been shot with a rubber bullet […]

15 September 2017

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Hangberg residents meet with Councillor, MEC

Hout bay residents have promised to stop their protests for the time being, as it looks to continue engagement with authorities on their grievances. This emerged at a meeting in Hangberg today, attended by MEC for Community Safety Dan Plato and Hout Bay ward councillor Rob Quintas. It follows a week of tension, which saw local fisherman, stage a violent demonstration over their fishing rights. The fishermen burnt rubber, tyres […]

15 September 2017

Local

Teen shot by police left with gaping hole in his mouth

A 14-year-old boy who was shot in the face with rubber bullets in Hout Bay has been left with a gaping wound in his mouth. "Ona can't eat. He is struggling,'' his mother Pinky Dubula said. "It is going to be difficult for him now that he has a hole in his mouth." Ona was shot by police during protests in Hangberg, Hout Bay, on Tuesday. Doctors at Cape Town's […]

15 September 2017

Local

Hout Bay residents locked in meeting with police after violent protest

Police commanders and Hangberg community leaders were locked in a meeting at the Hout Bay station on Thursday afternoon to thrash out a way forward following protests in the area. Loud voices could be heard from the commander's office, where the closed meeting had been going on for about three hours. Back in Hangberg, people sat next to the street and waited for word on what to do. Smoke billowed […]

15 September 2017

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