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Shanty town

In Langa, Cape Town: A dark combo of housing corruption & police brutality

South Africa

In Langa, Cape Town: A dark combo of housing corruption & police brutality

by: Jared Sacks

Expropriation from the poor

South Africa

Expropriation from the poor

by: GroundUp

City of Joburg’s Expanded Social Package offers little relief to residents of informal settlements

South Africa

City of Joburg’s Expanded Social Package offers little relief to residents of informal settlements

by: Tiffany Ebrahim and Maanda Makwarela

Imizamo Yethu blaze leaves family broken

South Africa

Imizamo Yethu blaze leaves family broken

by: Aphiwe Ngalo

Op-Ed: The never-ending housing challenge – Reflection on Thembelihle

South Africa

Op-Ed: The never-ending housing challenge – Reflection on Thembelihle

by: Siphiwe Segodi

GroundUp: Department admits state is failing Cape Town’s informal settlements

South Africa

GroundUp: Department admits state is failing Cape Town’s informal settlements

by: GroundUp

Fire and wind: Cape’s curse hits townships hardest again

South Africa

Fire and wind: Cape’s curse hits townships hardest again

by: Rebecca Davis

Between frying pan and fire: Cape Town’s shack dwellers

South Africa

Between frying pan and fire: Cape Town’s shack dwellers

by: Marelise Van Der Merwe

Khayelitsha photo essay: Community on the verge of a breakdown

South Africa

Khayelitsha photo essay: Community on the verge of a breakdown

by: Kate Stegeman

GroundUp Report: Police resource allocation is an apartheid remnant

South Africa

GroundUp Report: Police resource allocation is an apartheid remnant

by: GroundUp

Current of Discontent: An ‘act of madness’ precipitates civil unrest in Zandspruit

South Africa

Current of Discontent: An ‘act of madness’ precipitates civil unrest in Zandspruit

by: Aimee Clarke

Upgrading informal settlements: The importance of the Slovo Park judgment

South Africa

Upgrading informal settlements: The importance of the Slovo Park judgment

by: Nomzamo Zondo & Lauren Royston