“We have had enough of living in squalor,” says shack-dweller
By Vincent Lali
News | 20 June 2018
City of Cape Town blames vandalism for the mess
By Vincent Lali
News | 20 June 2018
“People destroyed my shack and took everything. They say they don’t want a kwere kwere to stay here.”
By Vincent Lali
News | 11 June 2018
Communal toilets in Burundi informal settlement haven’t been cleaned since January
By Vincent Lali
News | 8 June 2018
“Sometimes residents return from the bushes undressed after thugs rob them of their clothes and hard-earned cash.”
By Vincent Lali
News | 4 June 2018
Former Khayelitsha backyarders say their financial problems have been eased, but councillor warns that land is unsuitable for living
By Vincent Lali
News | 30 May 2018
Gender and gay rights organisations march to Delft police station
By Vincent Lali
News | 21 May 2018
City stops demolitions after fierce resistance and clash between police and occupiers
By Vincent Lali
News | 9 May 2018
Parents demand Enkanini Primary admit their children amidst public transport collapse
By Vincent Lali
News | 7 May 2018
Residents depend on neighbours in RDP houses for basic services
By Vincent Lali
News | 4 May 2018
Khayelitsha residents wake early to find their shacks soaking
By Vincent Lali
Photo Essay | 27 April 2018
Residents were left without blankets and food after a fire in Wallacedene in February despite the City of Cape Town having notified SASSA officials
By Vincent Lali and GroundUp Staff
News | 20 April 2018
City says sanitation and water taps will be installed in May
By Vincent Lali
News | 18 April 2018
About 230 out of an initial 500 people remain, some having had their shacks demolished three times, and yet new land occupiers keep arriving
By Vincent Lali
News | 16 April 2018
Increased hardships and fire risk as shack dwellers wait months for Eskom
By Vincent Lali
News | 13 April 2018
Mfuleni backyarders stay in large rickety shack
By Vincent Lali
News | 9 April 2018