Articles for Buziwe Nocuze
Land occupations displace initiation schools
“If they build their shacks on these sites, what will happen to their culture?”
Brief | 31 July 2020
Cape Town residents close bridge to reduce crime
Pedestrian walkway connecting Mandalay to Lower Crossroads cut off
News | 30 July 2020
Toilets overflow for a month as City drains clog up
City blames blockages on “misuse of the sewer system”
Brief | 29 July 2020
“We are the rightful owners of these houses” say occupiers
City of Cape Town says they are jeopardising the allocation of houses to elderly beneficiaries
Brief | 22 July 2020
After five days without electricity residents protest at councillor’s home
Illegal connections blamed for power outage in Nyanga’s Hlazo Village
Brief | 20 July 2020
Marikana residents cry out for flood relief
City says it has received over 60,000 requests for plastic sheeting from the area
Brief | 20 July 2020
Protesters demand rape suspect be detained
Accused handed over to police by his parents
Brief | 20 July 2020
Gugulethu residents protest over incomplete housing project
“If we sit back and wait for the City then we might not get our houses” says backyarder
Brief | 16 July 2020
In photos: Storm causes flooding in Cape Town
The City’s Disaster Risk Management says flood kits, sand and milling will be provided to affected informal settlements
By Peter Luhanga and Buziwe Nocuze
Photo Essay | 10 July 2020