At least 40 homes severely damaged. Families now getting help from the government
Brief | 20 April 2020
The municipality says there are plans to improve the nearly 20-year-old settlements
By Mpumi Kiva
News | 20 April 2020
“We have suffered enough in the hall and now they want to finish us off here”
Brief | 19 April 2020
“I make my kids stay in my yard or lie in bed throughout the day”
By Vincent Lali
News | 18 April 2020
Government accused of political posturing in support of a private developer rather than working with Heritage Western Cape
News | 18 April 2020
Empolweni residents whose shacks were demolished during the lockdown can return to the land and rebuild
By James Stent
Brief | 17 April 2020
“We can’t just let them go back to the streets like that” says social development MEC
News | 17 April 2020
Residents say they are unable to rebuild their shacks and unable to return to their former backyards
By Vincent Lali
News | 15 April 2020
Thousands of Capetonians object to the way the City is treating homeless people during the lockdown
Opinion | 14 April 2020
Conflict over how to respond to land occupation during lockdown intensifies
By Vincent Lali
News | 12 April 2020
Dispute over shack demolitions during Covid-19 lockdown escalates
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 11 April 2020
Law enforcement officers demolish dozens of shacks
By Vincent Lali
News | 11 April 2020
eThekwini municipality denies it is breaking eviction moratorium
News | 10 April 2020
City aims to keep 2,000 people at Strandfontein site
Text by James Stent. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
News | 10 April 2020
Limpopo moves people living on the streets into shelters
Brief | 8 April 2020
“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