Housing
Hours after agreeing not to demolish shacks, eThekwini municipality sends in Land Invasion Unit
No demolitions, but residents of Khenana informal settlement say they were threatened and harassed
News | 28 April 2020
Covid-19 lockdown bridges social divide for Durban’s homeless
Raymond Perrier of the Denis Hurley Centre says it took three days to achieve what NGOs had been trying to do for three years
Interview | 24 April 2020
Shacks demolished in Cato Manor
“We have every right to the land and even have a court interdict protecting us from demolitions” says resident
News | 23 April 2020
City vs shack dwellers: Occupations and demolitions escalate in Cape Town
Despite last week’s court order, new shacks are being erected next to Empolweni and the City is tearing them down.
Photo Essay | 22 April 2020
Covid-19: 1,500 Dunoon residents to be moved by July
“We don’t want any more delays,” says Minister Sisulu
News | 22 April 2020
Storm wreaks havoc in Vhembe district
At least 40 homes severely damaged. Families now getting help from the government
Brief | 20 April 2020
“Politicians come and make promises that are never fulfilled” says Oudtshoorn resident
The municipality says there are plans to improve the nearly 20-year-old settlements
By Mpumi Kiva
News | 20 April 2020
Relocated fire victims made unwelcome by PE homeowners
“We have suffered enough in the hall and now they want to finish us off here”
Brief | 19 April 2020
Covid-19: How a woman copes without a toilet or water
“I make my kids stay in my yard or lie in bed throughout the day”
By Vincent Lali
News | 18 April 2020