
Bridging scholarship and struggle: International land conference at UWC calls for alternative property rights
The minister of land, UWC rector and the scholars and activists attending the conference urged for collective land control.
The minister of land, UWC rector and the scholars and activists attending the conference urged for collective land control.
The Surplus People Project exposes a systemic exploitation of farm workers the Western Cape, hidden behind “ethical” labels, weak enforcement, and self-regulation,
Severe winter flooding has left families in Cape Town’s informal settlements cold, homeless, and desperate.
The deluge on the night of 10 June swept away homes in Mthatha. The death toll in the Eastern Cape floods continues to rise.
Lack of basic services is at the centre of discontent in two East London settlements.
The seven-year-long fight over ownership of RDP houses continues with no end in sight.
Access to food for farmworkers can depend on the season and on violence in the home and in the community.
As winter creeps in, residents of informal settlements in Khayelitsha protest for basic services.
The lack of decent housing in Cape Town and other parts of the country is a problem the government seems reluctant to solve.
Over 2,000 people will be affected by the eviction of Shaka’s Head
informal settlement.
Eskom has promised to install electricity but is scant on details.
An investigation by the Department of Water recommends that the dam owner be held accountable for the disaster.