Housing
Residents oppose Conradie Hospital housing plan
The site, which has stood empty for 16 years, is a battleground over the future of state subsidised housing in Cape Town
By Kelly Vinett
News | 22 November 2018
No services - but it’s better than a backyard, say shack dwellers
“It was a constant struggle to pay rent”
News | 22 November 2018
Bo-Kaap residents claim victory as construction crane leaves
Charges dropped against the four protesters arrested in earlier protest
Brief | 21 November 2018
Struggle to rebuild after fire destroys Khayelitsha children’s home
SAPS says an arrest has been made and an arson investigation is underway
News | 21 November 2018
Bo-Kaap protesters in stand-off with crane
Four people arrested in clashes with police over new development
By Aidan Jones and Ashraf Hendricks
Photo Essay | 20 November 2018
10 taps for 1,000 families in Wallacedene
Broken drains, blocked toilets, filthy water in the streets
By Vincent Lali
News | 20 November 2018
Border War veterans fall through the cracks of reconciliation
“32 Battalion raped our women. They killed our brothers and sisters. It’s painful living with the legacy of their oppression.”
Text by Christopher Clark. Photos by Shaun Swingler.
Feature | 19 November 2018
Saldanha Bay clinic burnt as community anger boils over
Mayor appoints task team to deal with residents’ demands
News | 16 November 2018
Living on a dumpsite since 1992
We’ve been forgotten, say residents of eTipini in East London
By Chris Gilili
Brief | 16 November 2018