Housing
Judge urges Bromwell Street parties to mediate
“It is tragic that people would have to go to Wolwerivier [when] there could have been some place closer to Woodstock for them to stay”
By Denise Patterson and Ashleigh Furlong
Law | 14 September 2017
No one held accountable for death of man during Red Ants raid
Months after Samuel Mabunda died, police, security industry, municipality fail to account
News | 13 September 2017
Judge questions City’s plan to send Woodstock families to Wolwerivier
“If you get sent to Wolwerivier, what is the chance you will be able to get out?”
News | 12 September 2017
New home for disabled Gugulethu mother
Generous response to GroundUp’s report on Cynthia Ntunje’s plight
Brief | 12 September 2017
Title deeds: how do we fix the system?
Experts at Open Book Festival debate different approaches to dealing with property in poor neighbourhoods
News | 8 September 2017
Shackdwellers demand right to return to land
Illegal occupation will not be tolerated, says Nelson Mandela Bay municipality
Brief | 7 September 2017
Two years on, how is Wolwerivier doing?
Residents describe problems, but also some improvements
News | 7 September 2017
Dead dogs, dirty nappies, old food: rubbish piles up in Marikana
City says land is private and it therefore cannot provide a refuse service
Text by Denise Patterson. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
Photo Essay | 6 September 2017
Facts and myths about the Marikana judgment
No, it doesn’t mean we can build shacks in Sea Point and force the City to buy the land for us
Law | 5 September 2017