Funding is secured, but about 50 families living in an informal settlement still need to be relocated
News | 12 January 2026
“It is a grotesque irony that the law should be used to criminalise opposition to genocide rather than genocide itself,” says South African Jews for a Free Palestine
News | 6 January 2026
The City of Cape Town has announced that the old Woodstock hospital, which has been occupied by hundreds of people since 2017, will be sold
Text by Matthew Hirsch. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
News | 19 December 2025
Shelters and Safe Spaces are only stop-gap solutions. Transitional accommodation and support is needed, say experts.
News | 10 December 2025
The vigil also marks International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide
Brief | 9 December 2025
Residential development planned, including affordable housing
News | 4 December 2025
The facility provides safety support for LGBT+ and male victims of violence
Brief | 3 December 2025
Palestine Solidarity Campaign calls for release of political prisoners, including Marwan Barghouti
Text by Matthew Hirsch. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
Brief | 29 November 2025
The complex was evacuated in February 2024 amid safety concerns
News | 26 November 2025
Ten projects with more than 3,800 units still need to be completed
Brief | 20 November 2025
Helen Bowden Nurses Home, near the V&A Waterfront, was occupied in 2017
Photo Essay | 18 November 2025
A refugee group, left homeless after their tent burnt down, still intend to oppose their eviction that will be heard in court next year
Text by Matthew Hirsch. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
Brief | 7 November 2025
Hundreds of refugees, who were already facing eviction, have lost their shelter
Text by Matthew Hirsch. Photos by Brenton Geach.
Photo Essay | 6 November 2025
“Bringing the case to the ICJ … It’s been enormous. South Africa went ahead alone and risked huge repercussions from the United States and others”
News | 27 October 2025
“Hopefully, the next generation will perhaps benefit,” says 77-year-old claimant
News | 27 October 2025
Government has spent millions on Wingfield and Paint City camps since 2020
Brief | 13 October 2025