Shacks in KwaDabeka have been continuously demolished, allegedly without an eviction order
Brief | 22 August 2024
City is offering “Safe Space” shelters but some people don’t want to go there
Text by Matthew Hirsch. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
News | 16 August 2024
City Power technicians removed over 18,000 kilogrammes of illegal wiring on Wednesday. But minutes after they left, people were seen making new electricity connections
News | 1 August 2024
Marshalltown Fire Justice Campaign calls for City to compensate victims and release remaining bodies at the morgue
News | 31 July 2024
More than 200 families live in the dilapidated Molo hostel in Butterworth without toilets - and the smell is annoying the neighbours
News | 26 July 2024
Informal settlement flooded with filthy water
News | 23 July 2024
Stand numbers in Bertrams are in a mess, affecting billing, valuations, and property sales
By Steve Kretzmann, Daniel Steyn and Jabulile Mbatha
News | 23 July 2024
Residents want the broken-down flats fixed; the municipality says the residents must first pay rent
News | 23 July 2024
Court orders eviction at the request of Thembisile Hani Local Municipality
News | 19 July 2024
We don’t know how we are going to get through this disaster, says Siqalo resident
By Sandiso Phaliso and Marecia Damons
News | 16 July 2024
Pregnant woman dies as 200 shacks gutted
News | 15 July 2024
“I can only cook meals for a few people. There are so many more people needing food.”
Brief | 12 July 2024
Ruling clarifies what constitutes lawful “counter-spoliation” when it comes to land occupation
News | 11 July 2024
Residents of Sikiti informal settlement fear they’ll be forgotten if they agree to move to serviced sites nearby
News | 11 July 2024
The housing project was first announced to residents in 2018, and construction won’t be starting anytime soon
News | 11 July 2024