Housing
City officers shoot at Khayelitsha protesters
Conflict over how to respond to land occupation during lockdown intensifies
By Vincent Lali
News | 12 April 2020
Activists and Cape Town law enforcement clash in Khayelitsha
Dispute over shack demolitions during Covid-19 lockdown escalates
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 11 April 2020
Covid-19: Lockdown blamed for desperate Cape Town land occupation
Law enforcement officers demolish dozens of shacks
By Vincent Lali
News | 11 April 2020
Woman allegedly shot during shack demolition
eThekwini municipality denies it is breaking eviction moratorium
News | 10 April 2020
Covid-19: Cape Town’s homeless camp: some answers, more questions
City aims to keep 2,000 people at Strandfontein site
Text by James Stent. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
News | 10 April 2020
Covid-19: Homeless, unemployed and stuck in South Africa
Limpopo moves people living on the streets into shelters
Brief | 8 April 2020
Covid-19: Shackdwellers lose court case to stop demolitions
“Covid-19 does not mean that there must be a holiday in respecting the laws of the country” says Durban mayor
By Tania Broughton and Nokulunga Majola
News | 8 April 2020
Covid-19: Police use rubber bullets to stop homeless people leaving camp
Street people claim they are not being fed and they were deceived about conditions
By Lucas Nowicki and James Stent
News | 7 April 2020
Covid-19: How can children wash their hands if they’re homeless? asks activist
Abahlali baseMjondolo Women’s League slams demolitions
News | 7 April 2020