“What’s recently happened with the fires in Site C [in Khayelitsha] and in Masiphumelele just shows us that the city needs to start thinking of long-term solutions to address informal settlements, [because] they already know how many informal settlements are in Cape Town,” said Housing Assembly’s Stephen Maciko.
Maciko told
Daily Maverick that, “The city should be working with us and other community activists so that we can help find solutions to addressing the issues faced by shack dwellers and land occupiers.”
Barbara Vuza, who was evicted from Arcadia Place in Observatory and is now living in a tent outside the demolished building, said that the city needed to prioritise giving people affordable housing in the CBD instead of selling it to developers.
Goodluck cancels summer concerts after video of noncompliance goes viral In the 39-second clip that s since garnered thousands of views on social media, no one is wearing a mask or adhering to social distancing protocols. A screengrab of local band Goodluck performing at La Parada at Constantia Nek on 14 December 2020. Patrons and the band broke COVID-19 regulations during the performance. Picture: Twitter
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CAPE TOWN - Popular local band Goodluck has cancelled its Get Lucky summer series of concerts after a controversial video showing band members and patrons disregarding COVID-19 regulations went viral.
In the 39-second clip that s since garnered thousands of views on social media, no one is wearing a mask or adhering to social distancing protocols.