A lack of water and access roads hindered efforts to douse shack fire in Khayelitsha
By Vincent Lali
News | 4 March 2019
Over 200 shacks erected in Khayelitsha with ward councillor’s support
News | 1 March 2019
“We aren’t going anywhere!” says resident
Feature | 1 March 2019
Thembeka Mpete has been waiting since 2013 for a contractor to finish building her home
By Vincent Lali
News | 28 February 2019
If municipalities fail to supply services, communities cannot properly use their land
By Lee-Anne Bruce and Sithuthukile Mkhize
Opinion | 25 February 2019
Second time in four years that the people of Bhekela informal settlement will be moved
Brief | 22 February 2019
Residents vow to continue protesting until the problem is fixed
By Vincent Lali
News | 21 February 2019
Vigilantes accused of throwing families out of RDP housing
Text by Christopher Clark. Photos by Shaun Swingler.
Feature | 21 February 2019
City of Cape Town says shacks were unoccupied but residents disagree
News | 20 February 2019
Residents name settlement “Bobani Village” after Nelson Mandela Bay mayor
Brief | 20 February 2019
Residents say they occupied the poorly built, incomplete houses after they had stood empty for six months
News | 15 February 2019
People have lost everything in the fire, but luckily there were no fatalities
Brief | 15 February 2019
Saldanha Bay Municipality says protest damage came to R10 million
News | 11 February 2019
Shack dwellers in Dunoon have occupied the edge of a dam
News | 8 February 2019
Over 4,000 people now occupy privately owned land in Schulphoek
News | 5 February 2019