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WATCH: Three buses and truck torched during service delivery protests in Khayelitsha

Violent service delivery protests, believed to be housing-related, erupted in and around Khayelitsha in Cape Town on November 12 2020. Three buses and a truck were torched. TimesLIVE

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Traffic cops will be out in force during the year-end holidays.Image: Thapelo Morebudi
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Taxi driver on murder charge after driving over traffic cop at roadblock

A taxi driver faces a murder charge after allegedly killing a Cape Town traffic cop by running him over at a roadblock then dragging him 200m. The “horrific” incident happened on Friday in Khayelitsha and claimed the life of 46-year-old…

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Protests rocked Spine Road in Khayelitsha shortly after dawn on Thursday. Image: Twitter / Nadine Samuels
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Water bill protesters blockade Cape Town’s biggest township

Cape Town’s largest township was blockaded early on Thursday by protesters angry about high water bills. City of Cape Town traffic spokesperson Maxine Bezuidenhout said protesters had barricaded roads in and around Khayelitsha with…

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Taiwan informal settlement resident Nolundi Philiso broke her leg while entering the toilet on the right. Since then residents have filled the gap beneath the structure with stones.Image: Sibusiso Mdlankomo
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Woman breaks leg, another stuck, while using communal toilet

Just over a month after a resident of Taiwan informal settlement was trapped inside a communal flush toilet when it toppled over, another resident broke her leg while trying to use one of the toilets. Residents of Taiwan in Khayelitsha,…

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