Land
Homeless protesters disrupt Khayelitsha Magistrate’s Court
If the City of Cape Town can demolish shacks during the lockdown, what is stopping us from evicting tenants? asks backyarder’s landlord
Brief | 3 June 2020
Mounting pressure on families holding out against coal mine expansion
“We know that if we are not here, our house will be burnt down”
By Fred Kockott and Matthew Hattingh
Feature | 3 June 2020
Sleepless nights for Empolweni homeless
After their shacks were demolished during the lockdown, families have been left in dire straits and at the mercy of criminals
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 30 April 2020
Shacks demolished in Cato Manor
“We have every right to the land and even have a court interdict protecting us from demolitions” says resident
News | 23 April 2020
Covid-19: 1,500 Dunoon residents to be moved by July
“We don’t want any more delays,” says Minister Sisulu
News | 22 April 2020
Shack dwellers win court victory against City of Cape Town
Empolweni residents whose shacks were demolished during the lockdown can return to the land and rebuild
By James Stent
Brief | 17 April 2020
Covid-19: People seek shelter at church after City demolishes shacks in Khayelitsha
Residents say they are unable to rebuild their shacks and unable to return to their former backyards
By Vincent Lali
News | 15 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