Frustrated victims then occupied vacant land nearby
By Vincent Lali
News | 30 October 2023
60 families left homeless after a fire in Foreman informal settlement on Sunday
Brief | 10 October 2023
73 people left homeless by the blaze on Saturday night
Brief | 19 September 2023
“My whole life was in that shack”
Brief | 12 September 2023
We spoke to surviving relatives at the Hofland Community Centre shelter
News | 8 September 2023
Ndifuna Ukwazi and Reclaim the City plan to strengthen fire safety protocols in two buildings occupied by activists
By Daniel Steyn
Brief | 6 September 2023
Fires are a constant threat for people living in dilapidated buildings without electricity
News | 4 September 2023
“I tried to go back to find my wife but the entrance was on fire”
News | 31 August 2023
They say they make sure the law is upheld, while the City of Johannesburg has failed to provide alternative accommodation for evicted people
News | 31 August 2023
Death toll now 73 and expected to rise
Photo Essay | 31 August 2023
While waiting for building material, fire victims have been living in the community hall or with neighbours
Brief | 15 August 2023
Oyama Meje and two adults died on Sunday night in Phola Park informal settlement fire
News | 10 July 2023
Victims of Blowy informal settlement fire were meant to have been relocated
By Vincent Lali
News | 10 July 2023
Fire destroys 50 homes, leaving families in the biting cold
Brief | 6 July 2023
Fire Weather Index prior to 2021 UCT fire was highest ever recorded during autumn in Cape Town.
News | 6 March 2023
Little progress has been made restoring Jagger Library and other torched buildings
By Daniel Steyn
News | 6 March 2023