Housing
Judge orders City of Cape Town to rebuild Hangberg home
Judge Salie-Hlophe says the City “acted unlawfully”
By James Stent
Brief | 15 July 2020
Massive new land occupation on Cape Nature land in Mfuleni
Some families say they were displaced by flooding
By Vincent Lali
News | 14 July 2020
With no toilet, Wallacedene man has to watch over his mother-in-law while she uses a field
City of Cape Town says it recently delivered chemical toilets and standpipes will soon be installed
By Vincent Lali
News | 14 July 2020
“Mfuleni residents are tired of seeing the City relocate residents from other townships”
City has condemned the occupation of its Bosasa housing project
By Vincent Lali
News | 13 July 2020
Overcrowded Bobani Village will soon get toilets
Some residents fear 846 communal toilets won’t be enough for over 3,000 shacks
Brief | 13 July 2020
Cape storm leaves hundreds without “toilets”
“Flood victims now shit in buckets inside their shacks and empty them into the dam. I do the same.”
By Vincent Lali
News | 13 July 2020
“Empty promises by housing officials” trigger protests in Despatch
“It is easy for this government to shoot at us when we protest. But it is difficult to give us the houses we were promised since 2015”
News | 13 July 2020
Homes demolished as storm hits Cape Town
Five shacks in Vrygrond were demolished on a rainy Thursday afternoon
News | 11 July 2020
In photos: Storm causes flooding in Cape Town
The City’s Disaster Risk Management says flood kits, sand and milling will be provided to affected informal settlements
By Peter Luhanga and Buziwe Nocuze
Photo Essay | 10 July 2020