City councillor Zahid Badroodien says there’s room for homeless people in Cape Town’s shelters. But our investigation found very few empty places
GroundUp contacted shelters across the city
By James Stent
News | 17 June 2020
Family of five die in shack fire
Teenage daughter survives as she was visiting her cousin at the time of the fire
News | 15 June 2020
Asylum seeker with spinal cord injury faces eviction from his shack
Markus Nyoni can no longer pay his rent because of the Covid-19 pandemic
News | 12 June 2020
Conflict in Hout Bay as City demolishes structures
Teargas, rubber bullets and stones exchanged between police and residents
By James Stent
News | 11 June 2020
In photos: Cape Town flooded
The city has been hit by hail, lightning, thunder and heavy rain since Wednesday
By Ashraf Hendricks, Buziwe Nocuze and Lucas Nowicki
Photo Essay | 11 June 2020
Flooded shack dwellers occupy dry private land
Residents of Waterfront informal settlement want to move to Philippi Village property
Text by Tariro Washinyira. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
Photo Essay | 11 June 2020
Lottery fails to name beneficiaries of multimillion-rand Covid-19 fund
MP complains to Parliament about lack of disclosure
News | 11 June 2020
Case brought by Aussie miners is “an abuse of legal process” say defendants
Plaintiffs warn of “dangerous” development of the law if defendants’ pleas upheld
By John Yeld
News | 11 June 2020
City of Cape Town takes down tents erected by Observatory resident for homeless
The marquees were set up on City land without its permission
News | 10 June 2020