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Informal settlement

Johannesburg’s water supply crisis: Phumla Mqashi residents battle scarcity and health risks daily

South Africa

Johannesburg’s water supply crisis: Phumla Mqashi residents battle scarcity and health risks daily

By Julia Evans and Nonkululeko Njilo

Cape Town mayor moves to suspend director following collapse of waste management

South Africa

Cape Town mayor moves to suspend director following collapse of waste management

By Velani Ludidi

The struggle sets the stage – Thokozani Ndaba’s activism is animated by her love of theatre

South Africa

The struggle sets the stage – Thokozani Ndaba’s activism is animated by her love of theatre

By Thom Pierce

Ekurhuleni’s multibillion-rand housing project stalls as nearby shack dwellers demand services

South Africa

Ekurhuleni’s multibillion-rand housing project stalls as nearby shack dwellers demand services

By Kimberly Mutandiro

'We don’t have a single tap here,' says community leader of 280 families living in Cape Town informal settlement

Maverick News

'We don’t have a single tap here,' says community leader of 280 families living in Cape Town informal settlement

By Vincent Lali

A decade of waiting - 3000-strong Tshwane community sick and tired of broken promises to provide basic services

Maverick Citizen

A decade of waiting - 3000-strong Tshwane community sick and tired of broken promises to provide basic services

By Chris Gilili for GroundUp

Illegal electricity connection tensions mount between families in shacks and government housing in Kariega

Maverick Citizen

Illegal electricity connection tensions mount between families in shacks and government housing in Kariega

By Thamsanqa Mbovane for GroundUp

Masiphumelele residents left to pick up the pieces after second devastating fire in less than a month

Maverick Citizen

Masiphumelele residents left to pick up the pieces after second devastating fire in less than a month

By Lucas Nowicki

Fire rages in Masiphumelele – the second blaze in a month

Maverick Citizen

Fire rages in Masiphumelele – the second blaze in a month

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

Paarl community fed up after nine years without electricity

South Africa

Paarl community fed up after nine years without electricity

By Velani Ludidi

Gqeberha’s Kliprand residents faced with blocked-toilets ordeal after non-renewal of cleaners’ contracts

South Africa

Gqeberha’s Kliprand residents faced with blocked-toilets ordeal after non-renewal of cleaners’ contracts

By Mkhuseli Sizani for GroundUp

Bylaws vs survival — Lansdowne informal settlement sparks dispute among residents

South Africa

Bylaws vs survival — Lansdowne informal settlement sparks dispute among residents

By Tariro Washinyira