“I have been in this shack for two weeks and again it’s burnt”
News | 16 April 2017
Animal welfare group says City has let them down
News | 7 April 2017
GroundUp reporter Sabelo Mpana was at the scene
By Sabelo Mpana
Brief | 27 March 2017
Mixed reaction among residents to City plans to reblock
News | 17 March 2017
Fire victims ask where they are supposed to sleep
News | 13 March 2017
City reports two people died
Photo Essay | 11 March 2017
Phumani Village residents say firefighters arrived after the community already had control of the blaze
Brief | 1 March 2017
"This is the third time that I have lost my shack to a fire. Everything of mine is destroyed." - resident
Brief | 15 August 2016
Four fires a day are reported in informal settlements. Reblocking might curb the devastation.
News | 12 February 2016
“No number” residents fear they will never get a house
News | 4 February 2016
Yesterday's fire follows the ones of 12 November and 26 December
News | 2 February 2016
Many people without land are still living in the community hall following last year’s fire
News | 21 January 2016
Yesterday's fires left more than a hundred Capetonians homeless.
News | 13 January 2016
A fire in an informal settlement in Langa earlier today destroyed dozens of shacks, leaving many homeless.
Photo Essay | 12 January 2016
Residents of BT section in Site B Khayelitsha lost their homes and belongings after a fire hit the area late afternoon yesterday. Many do not know where they will sleep tonight.
News | 8 January 2016