Human Rights
Luyolo land claimants to wait another three years for housing project
“For years people showed us plans for housing then disappeared without anything being done. Many of us had lost hope”
By Thembela Ntongana and Lucas Nowicki
News | 27 July 2020
SANDF cuts Happiness Village off from the world, places community leader under house arrest
Lawyers say army has no right to conduct “military exercises” in and around the informal settlement
News | 26 July 2020
Children born abroad with one South African parent have right to citizenship
Constitutional Court says that Home Affairs conduct is “brazenly incompetent”, intransigent, indifferent and inefficient
Law | 24 July 2020
SASSA not processing new disability grant applications during the pandemic
“I came here with my letter to apply for a grant. I didn’t even make it through the gate”
News | 21 July 2020
“We will cause havoc” warn disgruntled church members
Former Prophetic Healing and Deliverance Ministries members lodge formal complaint with Human Rights Commission
Brief | 17 July 2020
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
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
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
“We lived better on the farms” says evictee
Families tell of hardship since being relocated from a farm to an informal settlement in Wellington
By Liezl Human
News | 10 July 2020