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Empolweni informal settlement

Residents of newly occupied settlements demand basic services

2nd November 2020 Vincent Lali 0

Residents of newly occupied areas in Cape Town struggle to maintain a dignified life without water, electricity and sanitation services.

Land occupiers homeless after sewage pipe burst

24th August 2020 Vincent Lali 0

Land occupiers whose homes in Empolweni and Ethembeni were wrecked by the flood of sewage have appealed to the City of Cape Town for help but the City is refusing.

“My dignity was stripped” – Bulelani Qolani

3rd July 2020 Mzi Velapi 0

A video showing Bulelani Qolani being dragged naked by the police went viral, attracting widespread condemnation. He says that he was treated in the most inhumane way possible.

Empolweni residents rebuild their houses and lives

6th May 2020 Mzi Velapi 0

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

22nd April 2020 Mzi Velapi 0

Backyarders from Makhaza who occupied land near Empolweni were evicted and their houses demolished by law enforcement.

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