Residents struggle to rebuild after shack fire in East London
100 homes destroyed and 350 people displaced in Kwinana informal settlement
By Chris Gilili
Brief | 1 November 2018
Toilets unserviced for five years in East London
Residents say 200 people use two working toilets and one communal tap
By Chris Gilili
Brief | 22 October 2018
Day care centre rebuilt after fire – for the fifth time
“I just need the municipality to assist me rebuild,” says principal
By Chris Gilili
News | 19 October 2018
Village school has three teachers and three pit toilets for 116 learners
“It’s really tough but we battle along”
By Chris Gilili
Brief | 17 October 2018
Villagers battle princess over land
Ward councillor condemns actions of Princess Nomaxhosa Jongilanga after shacks demolished
By Chris Gilili
News | 15 October 2018
Street vendors accuse Buffalo City of empty promises
“There is no support offered to us, although formal businesses get so much attention from the metro.”
By Chris Gilili
Brief | 4 October 2018
Overflowing sewage, no electricity, one tap and two toilets for over 300 residents
Residents of Duncan Village blame councillor
By Chris Gilili
News | 3 October 2018
When government is a slumlord: Pefferville’s ghastly blocks of flats
“When it’s time to vote they will come here in numbers, yet we do not get any services from them”
By Chris Gilili
News | 19 September 2018
Young women must come out and shame their abusers, say activists
March against violence in Duncan Village
By Chris Gilili
Brief | 12 September 2018