Life stinks for East London township residents
Overflowing sewage pollutes numerous settlements around the Eastern Cape city and makes living there unbearable.
Informal settlement
Human settlements MEC urges the arrest of “illegal land grab” leaders
Land occupiers promise to return to land they are evicted from as they cannot afford to rent the backyard shacks they stayed in before.
“Working Class Day of Action” call for better living and working conditions
Protests around the country to mark the start of a national campaign by different organisations to build and connect community struggles against covid-19 and government austerity took place on Saturday, 1 August.
Alex residents march for electricity
Residents who have been without electricity for years marched to City Power demanding that they be connected to the grid.
Duncan Village residents not happy with relocation
Residents of Duncan Village informal settlement say they are not happy with being moved to temporary relocation units.
Re-blocking could cause conflict in Alex community
Informal settlement residents and property owners in Alexandra township could be set on a collision course with each other as the national government intends to […]
Uncollected rubbish gives residents headaches
C Section Informal Settlement residents at Duncan Village in East London protest that uncollected mounds of stinking rubbish near their shack homes cause them an endless […]
Buffalo City claims that it loses millions to illegal connections
Informal settlement residents continue to reconnect themselves to the electricity grid after the municipality disconnects their illegal supply.
Parents picket against school re-opening
When the Minister of Education announced last week that Grades 7 to 12 learners would be returning to school from 1 June, Bishop Lavis Action Committee sounded the alarm that schools were not ready and called for a boycott.
Empolweni residents rebuild their houses and lives
49 of the approximately 170 families forcibly removed from Empolweni informal settlement have re-built their homes, thanks to a court ordering their return.
Homes destroyed in Makhaza by law enforcement
Backyarders from Makhaza who occupied land near Empolweni were evicted and their houses demolished by law enforcement.
Community Careworkers continue to work without personal protective equipment (photo essay)
The Michael Mapongwana Community Health Clinic operates in the Khayelitsha Health District of Cape Town’s Metro Region. During the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown, community careworkers […]
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