“Smoke was coming from the room where my children were sleeping”
Yesterday's fires left more than a hundred Capetonians homeless.
News | 13 January 2016
Fire in Langa destroys dozens of homes
A fire in an informal settlement in Langa earlier today destroyed dozens of shacks, leaving many homeless.
Photo Essay | 12 January 2016
Court stops City from evicting Newcastle residents
On 14 December, the Western Cape High Court temporarily suspended an eviction order against the group who have been living on the land directly behind the Endlovini informal settlement in Khayelitsha since May 2014.
News | 12 January 2016
I was jailed for filming a police assault
How the cops locked me up for trying to stop police brutality and then carried out an even more vicious beating in front of me.
By Eduard Grebe
News | 8 January 2016
“My son died trying to save our things”
Hout Bay mother describes Boxing Day tragedy.
07 January 2016
Future uncertain for Woodstock’s poorest families
Residents of Pine Road informal settlement want houses but fear high rents.
News | 7 January 2016
UCT and transformation
In April and May 2015 we published a five-part series on UCT and transformation:
Feature | 1 June 2015