Housing
Youngsters eke out a living carrying water for residents
Too hungry to stay in school, brothers dropped out in grade six
News | 4 July 2022
Six children and two adults die in Cape Town shack fires
Three fires in West Bank, Nyanga and Philippi also left scores of people homeless
By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik and Siphokazi Mnyobe
News | 4 July 2022
Delft residents march to Premier Winde’s office
“We have been staying in Tsunami for 15 years, but we still don’t have electricity”
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 1 July 2022
Shack dwellers call for their settlements to be recognised
Mfuleni residents march to Cape Town Civic Centre
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 30 June 2022
Crucial housing judgment still outstanding after 16 months. Judiciary has failed to explain why
Fate of farm dweller facing eviction still in limbo
By Liezl Human
Brief | 30 June 2022
Marikana families remain in the dark five years after landmark ruling
City of Cape Town says its still in the process of buying the parcels of land where about 40,000 people live in Philippi East
News | 23 June 2022
Surviving from a Pretoria rubbish dump
“It’s painful the way we live but we’re glad to be closer to the landfill” explains waste picker
News | 21 June 2022
Police clash with occupiers of Cape Town nature reserve
Residents of Covid informal settlement want CapeNature to help them find new land, but CapeNature says it is not their responsibility
News | 21 June 2022
Khayelitsha residents shelter in churches after non-stop rain
Hundreds need blankets and food as they are cold and hungry
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 15 June 2022