Lone family in
Lwandle
An asylum seeker from Democratic Republic of Congo, Jean Milla Baibanga, was detained in Lindela in 2012. He and others refused to sign a deportation consent document. Photo by Lucky Katenhe.
Masixole Feni and Barbara Maregele
6 August 2014
In June, the homes of hundreds of Nomzamo informal settlement residents, who were living on SANRAL-owned land, were demolished. The evictions resulted in violent clashes between residents and police. Lulama Ndevu, 33, her partner Soyiso Jackman, and their children, including their three-week-old son Nkosana, are the first family to move into the newly built corrugated iron homes in Nomzamo. The couple, who have two older children aged three and eighteen months, moved into their new 8 metre by 6 metre home in July. Ndevu nearly gave birth inside the community hall where hundreds of destitute residents are still being housed. Ndevu says she was nine-months pregnant at the time when she was kicked and assaulted by police during the violent clash. As a result, she couldn’t walk until she gave birth on 7 July.
Lulama Ndevu and her partner Soyiso Jackman with their children and Ndevu’s elderly mother Yunis Ndevu. Photo by Masixole Feni.
Lulama Ndevu and her baby Nkosana. Photo by Masixole Feni.
Lwandle residences awaiting. Photo by Masixole Feni.
Nomzamo residents are temporarily housed in the community hall. Photo by Masixole Feni.
Anele Skekyiya and Mzoxole Batjie. Photo by Masixole Feni.
Children at play in the Nomzamo community hall. Photo by Masixole Feni.
Unathi Malane and Zhikhona Mondliwo. Photo by Masixole Feni.
Life in temporary quarters. Photo by Masixole Feni.
Zanele Ngobese and Biotumelo Mohohle. Photo by Masixole Feni.