Articles for Kimberly Mutandiro
Gauteng families huddle around fire at night without food or sufficient shelter
Ekurhuleni spokesperson says they were evicted because their occupation was illegal but admits housing backlog was “not being eradicated at the pace the homeless community would like to see”
News | 25 June 2021
Teacher “temporarily removed” after sexual assault allegation
Gauteng education department is investigating following protests by parents
Brief | 22 June 2021
Immigrant shop owners plead to be allowed to continue trading in Diepkloof
“All we want is to operate our shops and look after our families”
News | 18 June 2021
Families left homeless in Tsakane after 60 shacks demolished
Occupiers say they were tired of their pleas for housing “falling on deaf ears”
News | 18 June 2021
Spaza shop owners accuse police of stealing their cash
Diepsloot police say they confiscated R63,000. The shop owners claim it is more than double that amount
News | 31 May 2021
Immigrants must also get land, say shack dwellers
Residents accuse community leaders of corruption and excluding immigrants from getting stands for houses
News | 20 May 2021
Ekurhuleni “dumps” evicted families in dilapidated church for two years
The City says a team will revisit the site to assess the living conditions
News | 18 May 2021
Government buys farm in Ventersdorp for evicted farm workers
The families have been living in community halls after spending nights on the roadside with their belongings
News | 13 May 2021
Long queues at post offices as activists picket for Covid-19 grant extension
”I do not even have money to go back home if I don’t get paid today. I am hungry” says hopeful beneficiary
By Liezl Human, Kimberly Mutandiro, Masego Mafata and Loyiso Dyongman
News | 30 April 2021