Sanitation
Tired of waiting for government, Dunoon shack dwellers build a sewage system
“If you wait for the City to render services, you will wait forever” says community leader
Brief | 1 April 2021
Principal accused of child abuse makes court appearance
Eastern Cape MEC for Education visits school and family
Brief | 25 March 2021
Protesters shut down parts of Cape Town during peak hours
The City says it cannot accommodate new informal settlements in its current budget
By Vincent Lali
News | 23 March 2021
Shack dwellers clash over illegal electricity
Ward councillor and residents blame community leaders for allowing more people to move in, resulting in overcrowding
News | 23 March 2021
Cape Town residents clean up after first rains
Some Mfuleni residents spent Wednesday morning clearing their waterlogged homes
Photo Essay | 11 March 2021
Water protests rock Kimberley
About 500 residents from Phomolong protested on Wednesday morning by blocking the R31
Brief | 5 March 2021
Butterworth residents promised houses in 2008 won’t see them any time soon
Formed in 1986, Yako informal settlement still has no services
News | 26 February 2021
Four children died after eating toxic food from this dumpsite. A year later, it has not been cleared
Yet Mayor promised R4 million to clear dumpsites
News | 17 February 2021
No water, no sanitation, no electricity, but for these families this is “Paradise”
Small Kommetjie community hoped to be left alone, but housing development planned on land
Photo Essay | 17 February 2021