Fire
Groundview: The Cape Town fire is an urgent reminder to offer solutions to homeless people
If people are chased away, they are likely to return until a solution is found to the problem that prompted them to move there in the first place
GroundView | 19 April 2021
Woman dies, teenager hurt as fire guts 49 shacks in Cato Manor
Fire victims say they are likely to spend a second night outside because they don’t have material to rebuild their homes
News | 19 April 2021
Video: Fire destroys Cape Town landmarks
Jagger library, which contains thousands of precious artworks, archives and books, has been reduced to rubble
Video | 19 April 2021
In photos: the grim aftermath of Cape Town’s fire
Flames destroy buildings, monuments and precious archives
By Ashraf Hendricks, James Stent and Nathan Geffen
Photo | 19 April 2021
Living in Covid village in Cape Town
City says occupation is illegal and it has no funds for such unplanned settlements
By Vincent Lali
Photo Essay | 14 April 2021
Violent clashes in Masiphumelele over future of sportsfield
The City wants to build temporary houses on it but as one resident says, “To the City, temporary can be 25 years.”
News | 18 March 2021
“God always puts something out for us” says scrap collector
Even shack fires can be an opportunity
Brief | 22 February 2021
Millions of rands of housing materials dumped since 2018
Councillor blames disagreement in the community
News | 23 November 2020
20 shacks ignited in five minutes in experiment
University fire engineering research shows that fire-resistant paint does not work
By Elsabé Brits
Science | 12 October 2020