City of Cape Town considering buying occupied Woodstock Hospital from Province, says mayor
Brief | 7 August 2019
Shack dwellers say their belongings were torched, leaving them destitute
By Musa Binda
Brief | 5 August 2019
Homes are leaking and walls are cracked, they claim
Brief | 1 August 2019
“I left them sleeping when I went to work”
By Musa Binda
Brief | 31 July 2019
No houses for some, unfinished houses for others in Mdantsane RDP project
By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik and GroundUp Staff
News | 30 July 2019
“Now that we are doing what other communities are doing, police shoot at us. Protesting is the last option but we had no choice.”
News | 30 July 2019
One person killed, but body burnt so badly that their sex cannot be determined
News | 29 July 2019
Elderly widow evicted from her home of 35 years
News | 29 July 2019
Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa has released a series of reports on informal settlements
Brief | 29 July 2019
“Government has chosen to forget us”
News | 26 July 2019
Residents allege they were dealt with violently and the police had no warrant
News | 25 July 2019
“This has become a home for many of us”
News | 25 July 2019
“Sometimes we sleep on empty stomachs because we have no food”
By Vincent Lali
News | 24 July 2019
Streetscapes’ urban gardens offer people living on the streets a way to reintegrate with society
News | 24 July 2019
Human Settlements MEC briefs South African Human Rights Commission after protests in Alexandra
By Zoë Postman
Brief | 23 July 2019
Dozens of Enkanini residents continue to rebuild their homes in defiance of the eThekwini municipality
By Musa Binda
News | 23 July 2019