Housing
Protesters face off against police in Vrygrond
Residents call for an end to shack demolitions
Text by Tariro Washinyira. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
News | 7 October 2019
Inanda residents close off roads in protest at power outage
Problem caused by cable theft, says councillor
By Musa Binda
Brief | 7 October 2019
City lawyers tell activist organisation to stop helping 80-year-old man facing eviction
Eviction of Kenneth Blaine escalates ideological battle between local government and Reclaim the City
Feature | 7 October 2019
Wheelchair user Nonkululeko Dziweni has to wait for two people to take her to the toilet in a mall one kilometre away
Buffalo City mayor hears Mdantsane residents’ complaints
News | 4 October 2019
Occupiers of old age home prepare for another night outside
No court rulings yet on their fate
News | 3 October 2019
Old age home occupiers evicted
Residents spend the night on the street in Observatory
News | 3 October 2019
City of Cape Town refuses to respond to activist prank
Organisers of Monday’s zombie rally sent out a spoof press release that claimed the City had agreed to their demands
By Drew Wayland and Nathan Geffen
Brief | 3 October 2019
Unfinished RDP houses in Khayelitsha
No ceilings, toilet doors or gutters
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 2 October 2019
Township residents occupy city old age home
CPOA says it intended to upgrade Observatory building, but new residents say they will not move
By Moira Levy and Ashraf Hendricks
Feature | 1 October 2019