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They were forcibly removed under apartheid. Now they want their land back. But it’s occupied.

And a planned mega-housing project also stands in their way

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Feature | 8 October 2018

Lottery money goes to waste as school falls apart

R28.3 million handed over to a boxing promoter with no experience in construction

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Feature | 5 October 2018

Zwelitsha shack-dwellers are building their own toilets and roads

Settlement not a priority, says City of Cape Town

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Feature | 14 September 2018

No justice for assassinated Abahlali activists

Investigating officer claimed no knowledge of S’fiso Ngcobo’s case, hung up the phone, and blocked our number

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Feature | 12 September 2018

“I called the police many times but they never came”

What victims and perpetrators of Soweto’s xenophobic violence say

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Feature | 10 September 2018

We will not be intimidated, says Abahlali leader

Activists defy persistent threats in KZN

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Feature | 5 September 2018

Puppets bring the dangers of drugs to life

Ukwanda Puppet Collective on school tour

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Feature | 31 August 2018

Allegations of violence at Helen Bowden Nurses Home

Residents of the occupation report that their lives are safer, but domestic violence does occur

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Feature | 29 August 2018

Dirty tricks: The battle to control the Helen Bowden and Woodstock Hospital occupations

There have been violent attempts to take over Helen Bowden and a smear campaign against Ndifuna Ukwazi’s leaders

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Feature | 29 August 2018

Stand off between Old Mutual and Khayelitsha occupiers

Residents were removed but returned almost immediately

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Feature | 13 August 2018

Room with a view: Occupiers explain why they have moved into a dilapidated Waterfront property

Living closer to the city has made life much easier

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Feature | 26 July 2018

Police and protesters accused of brutality in Hermanus

Cele promises to bring IPID to Zwelihle to investigate

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Feature | 25 July 2018

Coal mine opponents targeted on social media

“Powerful interests use violence and threats to cut off those defending human rights”

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Feature | 24 July 2018

Cape Town’s neglected council flats

City says it will spend R147 million on upgrades to the rental units it owns

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Feature | 24 July 2018

How Bo-Kaap’s rising property prices are threatening a community

But many of the neighbourhood’s cash-poor, asset-rich homeowners are resisting the temptation to sell

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Feature | 9 July 2018