Understanding Hout Bay's informal settlement: Imizamo Yethu

Photo of Hout Bay fire March 2017

A large fire ravages Imizamo Yethu in Hout Bay on 11 March 2017. Photo: Aletta Harrison

Imizamo Yethu community welcomes police probe into death of protester

“We only hope that we get justice and that the community gets what he died fighting for”

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News | 6 July 2017

Months after fire Hout Bay explodes

People from Imizamo Yethu who are in temporary shelters say the City must make good on its promises

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News | 3 July 2017

Dozens of Hout Bay homes severely damaged in Cape storm

Some shacks that were rebuilt after the fires earlier this year blew down

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Photo Essay | 7 June 2017

Rocky start to reblocking at Imizamo Yethu

The reorganisation of the informal settlement, meant to take three months, is struggling to make progress

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News | 31 May 2017

Another fire in Imizamo Yethu leaves one dead and 400 homeless

“I have been in this shack for two weeks and again it’s burnt”

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News | 16 April 2017

Mayor De Lille says Hout Bay community has given go-ahead for reblocking

But many Imizamo Yethu residents affected by last month’s fire oppose City’s plans

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News | 13 April 2017

Fire victims in Imizamo Yethu wait to be reunited with their pets

Animal welfare group says City has let them down

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News | 7 April 2017

Shacks demolished for reblocking after Hout Bay fire

Fire victims ask where they are supposed to sleep

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News | 13 March 2017

In photos: Fire destroys numerous homes in Hout Bay

City reports two people died

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Photo Essay | 11 March 2017