A large fire ravages Imizamo Yethu in Hout Bay on 11 March 2017. Photo: Aletta Harrison
City blames ongoing court case for delays in re-establishing settlement in Imizamo Yethu
News | 10 June 2019
Protesters in Imizamo Yethu demand electricity, sanitation and water
News | 26 March 2018
Community members suspect arson
News | 12 February 2018
Divided community and City cannot reach agreement
News | 23 November 2017
Demonstration started when community learnt that about R100 million was being spent on nearby informal settlement
Text by Sune Payne. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
Brief | 18 August 2017
They accuse community leaders who support reblocking of corruption
News | 15 August 2017
But community remains split over reblocking and several leaders have been arrested for public violence
News | 24 July 2017
Anti-Land Invasion Unit demolishes over 50 shacks
By Zoe Postman
News | 20 July 2017
Imizamo Yethu is an example of the complexity of upgrading informal settlements
Analysis | 11 July 2017
“We only hope that we get justice and that the community gets what he died fighting for”
News | 6 July 2017
People from Imizamo Yethu who are in temporary shelters say the City must make good on its promises
News | 3 July 2017
Some shacks that were rebuilt after the fires earlier this year blew down
By Natalie Pertsovsky and Lilly Wimberly
Photo Essay | 7 June 2017
The reorganisation of the informal settlement, meant to take three months, is struggling to make progress
News | 31 May 2017
“I have been in this shack for two weeks and again it’s burnt”
News | 16 April 2017
But many Imizamo Yethu residents affected by last month’s fire oppose City’s plans
News | 13 April 2017
Animal welfare group says City has let them down
News | 7 April 2017