South Africa

Cape Town’s approach to homeless people is cruel and expensive

It would have been more affordable to offer people decent accommodation than the Strandfontein camp

Plato accused of recruiting whites to help against “land invaders”

Mayor’s message mainly aimed at middle-class residents, say veteran social activists

Villagers have to carry their dead over a “dangerous” river

Children stay away from school when rains fill the river

Lockdown in pictures - Day 158: Scooter in the rain

Victory for housing activists in landmark Tafelberg case

Court rescinds sale of land, orders City of Cape Town and Western Cape government to create new housing policy

Covid-19: How a Cape Town project saved many lives

By getting high-risk people into care immediately, even if they are not feeling ill, many deaths can be prevented

Priest helps struggling Malawians with food parcels

Destitute immigrants receive no help from government and can’t afford to return home

Environmental group slams “flawed” approval for Masiphumelele upgrade

NEAG alleges conflict of interests by key player

Families face eviction from one of Gauteng’s iconic buildings

“I can’t believe that l am losing my home again” says 60-year-old woman

Lockdown in pictures - Day 157: All that jazz

Lockdown in pictures - Day 156: Covid-19 graves

Lockdown in pictures - Day 155: Hawking on the streets

PE’s ward committee members protest against muncipality

They demanded backpay, skills development training and personal protective equipment

Alexandra gogo feeds families that “fell through the cracks” during lockdown

Sylvia Mvumvu makes food packages at her home

1,500 homes were promised. Four years later not a single one has been built

Jeffreys Bay housing project moves at a snail’s pace but government promises construction will begin in October

Masiphumelele upgrade plan approved but Noordhoek group’s appeal still pending

Provincial government says it is “critical” for the informal settlement to be upgraded as living conditions are “undesirable and unacceptable”