Covid-19 lockdown bridges social divide for Durban’s homeless
Raymond Perrier of the Denis Hurley Centre says it took three days to achieve what NGOs had been trying to do for three years
Interview | 24 April 2020
Covid-19: Residents protest as patients with coronavirus transferred to rural hospital
MEC calls for eradication of stigma against Covid-19 patients
News | 23 April 2020
Shacks demolished in Cato Manor
“We have every right to the land and even have a court interdict protecting us from demolitions” says resident
News | 23 April 2020
Covid-19: Union opens criminal case against health head in KZN
Public Servants Association of South Africa says health workers have been without PPE since the start of the lockdown
Brief | 20 April 2020
Covid-19 screening welcomed by KZN informal settlement residents
“I’m happy that I was screened. I will continue staying at home and watch if I develop any of the symptoms”
News | 20 April 2020
Covid-19: Informal settlement without water despite Durban mayor’s promise
In January the City demolished the only toilet in Mandeni
Brief | 16 April 2020
Woman allegedly shot during shack demolition
eThekwini municipality denies it is breaking eviction moratorium
News | 10 April 2020
Covid-19: It’s hard to practise hygiene in unhygienic conditions, say Mathambo residents
Informal settlement north of Durban needs more toilets and taps
News | 9 April 2020
Covid-19: Shackdwellers lose court case to stop demolitions
“Covid-19 does not mean that there must be a holiday in respecting the laws of the country” says Durban mayor
By Tania Broughton and Nokulunga Majola
News | 8 April 2020