Shack dwellers in Khayelitsha endure another winter flood
Severe winter flooding has left families in Cape Town’s informal settlements cold, homeless, and desperate.
Landless
Mthatha, a scene of grief and trauma
The deluge on the night of 10 June swept away homes in Mthatha. The death toll in the Eastern Cape floods continues to rise.
Bush toilets and bucket water for occupiers of RDP houses and their rightful owners
Lack of basic services is at the centre of discontent in two East London settlements.
Fight over RDP homes in East London
The seven-year-long fight over ownership of RDP houses continues with no end in sight.
Women farmworkers call for land redistribution to address hunger
Access to food for farmworkers can depend on the season and on violence in the home and in the community.
Shack dwellers from Khayelitsha protest in Cape Town
As winter creeps in, residents of informal settlements in Khayelitsha protest for basic services.
Activists ask: What happened to land reform?
The lack of decent housing in Cape Town and other parts of the country is a problem the government seems reluctant to solve.
Residents of Shaka’s Head march against evictions
Over 2,000 people will be affected by the eviction of Shaka’s Head
informal settlement.
RDP homeowners without electricity for a year
Eskom has promised to install electricity but is scant on details.
Riverlands families still picking up the pieces a month after dam burst
An investigation by the Department of Water recommends that the dam owner be held accountable for the disaster.
Limpopo villagers resist removal by Anglo Platinum mine
The mine has been repeatedly accused of using manipulative, divisive, and violent tactics to cause uncertainty, confusion, and forced removals from the village.
A week of misery for informal settlement residents
The South African Weather Services has issued a level 8 warning for the Western Cape.
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