Housing
Child-headed household faces bleak future
Siyanda Nyovane is head of his household and lives in a shack. The 19-year-old has kept himself and his younger brother in school for years
News | 2 July 2019
No water, no toilets, no electricity in Qandu-qandu
Thousands in Khayelitsha informal settlement hope and wait for basic services
Text by Mary-Anne Gontsana. Photos by Masixole Feni.
Photo Essay | 1 July 2019
Court interdicts Ekurhuleni from reblocking informal settlement
City will appeal the court order affecting Vusimuzi in Tembisa
By Zoë Postman
News | 28 June 2019
Growthpoint loses court case against Reclaim the City
Judge refuses application for final interdict against occupation of controversial land
Brief | 28 June 2019
Masiphumelele fire station set to open this year
The project was set back by nearly two years over the appointment of the contractor
Brief | 27 June 2019
Pietermaritzburg municipality lets water go to waste, but residents have to queue at the tap
100 people to one tap in Pavilion informal settlement
News | 27 June 2019
The people of Plastic City cannot even afford zinc shacks
People live in homes built of discarded board and plastic next to a Brakpan dump site
Photo Essay | 27 June 2019
Three children rebuild their shack – again
City of Cape Town says only unoccupied shacks were demolished, but residents disagree
News | 26 June 2019
“We should have left this place many years ago”
Residents of Powerline informal settlement are busy relocating to serviced stands in Port Elizabeth
Brief | 25 June 2019