Articles for Kimberly Mutandiro
Families left homeless in Tsakane after 60 shacks demolished
Occupiers say they were tired of their pleas for housing “falling on deaf ears”
News | 18 June 2021
Spaza shop owners accuse police of stealing their cash
Diepsloot police say they confiscated R63,000. The shop owners claim it is more than double that amount
News | 31 May 2021
Immigrants must also get land, say shack dwellers
Residents accuse community leaders of corruption and excluding immigrants from getting stands for houses
News | 20 May 2021
Ekurhuleni “dumps” evicted families in dilapidated church for two years
The City says a team will revisit the site to assess the living conditions
News | 18 May 2021
Government buys farm in Ventersdorp for evicted farm workers
The families have been living in community halls after spending nights on the roadside with their belongings
News | 13 May 2021
Long queues at post offices as activists picket for Covid-19 grant extension
”I do not even have money to go back home if I don’t get paid today. I am hungry” says hopeful beneficiary
By Liezl Human, Kimberly Mutandiro, Masego Mafata and Loyiso Dyongman
News | 30 April 2021
Neighbour pays rent for family, saving them from eviction … for now
Couple lost their jobs at the start of the Covid-19 lockdown and have not been able to find permanent work since
News | 15 April 2021
High demand for contraceptive pills smuggled in from Zimbabwe
The market is fuelled by the struggle women have to access health facilities
News | 9 April 2021
Centurion recyclers battle against eviction
“All we ask is that they be moved to a permanent place where they will be able to work and feed their families”
News | 29 March 2021