City removes 182 shacks in Khayelitsha
Some residents squeezed new structures among existing homes in Msindweni informal settlement
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 12 March 2018
Freight trains stopped for weeks as backyarders fight for land in Dunoon
“We need land to build shacks. If we demand houses we are going to wait till we are old and frail.”
News | 10 March 2018
Cape Town is using aquifers responsibly
Groundwater abstraction based on a “no regrets” approach
By Ian Neilson
Opinion | 9 March 2018
Court interdicts PRASA from intimidating activists
“We are not going to accept undemocratic, repressive and violent behaviour in a democracy” says Zackie Achmat
By Aidan Jones
News | 9 March 2018
State surveillance a threat to journalism
Laws are being abused by corrupt state officials to spy on reporters for doing their jobs
Opinion | 9 March 2018
Masiphumelele riders join the Cape Town Cycle Tour
Songezo Jim’s cycling academy is struggling to find a principal sponsor
News | 9 March 2018
Dire need for housing is South Africa’s biggest challenge
We are on track to exceed our targets for the delivery of houses in Cape Town for the current financial year
By Brett Herron
Opinion | 8 March 2018
Riot in Mfuleni follows shack removals
“I want to have my own place and stand on my own two feet because I’m an adult”
By Vincent Lali and GroundUp Staff
News | 8 March 2018
Mother tells of her child’s death in shack fire
Family unable to afford funeral for nine-year-old
News | 8 March 2018