Land
Shack dwellers protest against assassinations
At least 16 activists aligned to Abahlali baseMjondolo have been killed since 2013
By Nomfundo Xolo and Thembela Ntongana
News | 8 October 2018
They were forcibly removed under apartheid. Now they want their land back. But it’s occupied.
And a planned mega-housing project also stands in their way
Feature | 8 October 2018
City demolishes hundreds of shacks in Wallacedene
Anger spills over after evictions; families and clinic attacked
By Vincent Lali
News | 5 October 2018
Renewed effort to occupy land in Wallacedene
SANCO has come out in support of the land occupation
By Vincent Lali
News | 28 September 2018
City misses deadline on Masiphumelele land
Community wants land for relocation of wetland shacks and a development plan as agreed last year
News | 26 September 2018
Residents of Marikana informal settlement left in the dark
A year after High Court ordered City of Cape Town to buy the land but the matter is still in court
Brief | 21 September 2018
110 families in Mfuleni have no taps, toilets, electricity or even rubbish bin bags
“Government never told us where we should live after we had to move out”
By Vincent Lali
News | 18 September 2018
End corruption and nepotism in land redistribution, protesters tell government
“If we don’t get the land back, we won’t allow the general elections to happen”
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 12 September 2018
Civil servant goes to prison for stealing farm
Case highlights extent to which corrupt officials easily manipulate the land reform process
By Fred Kockott and Thabiso Goba
News | 11 September 2018