Izwelethu informal settlement or Covid as it is nicknamed started with lockdown in March 2020
29 March 2021
Some Mfuleni residents spent Wednesday morning clearing their waterlogged homes
11 March 2021
Deluge of rain over weekend leaves shacks and roads waterlogged
By Vincent Lali, Masixole Feni and GroundUp Staff
28 October 2019
“You’ll die of old age. I’ll die of climate change”
By Sandisiwe Shoba, Zoë Postman, Thamsanqa Mbovane and Masixole Feni
20 September 2019
“Exemptions from the bylaw for homeless people will increase impunity and lead to worse social conditions on the street” says CEO of Haven Night Shelter
Text by Tariro Washinyira. Photos by Masixole Feni.
15 July 2019
Thousands in Khayelitsha informal settlement hope and wait for basic services
Text by Mary-Anne Gontsana. Photos by Masixole Feni.
1 July 2019
Clean My Space initiative in Khayelitsha has ballooned to 180 members
Text by Mary-Anne Gontsana. Photos by Masixole Feni.
7 June 2019
Strand land occupiers who are staying in community halls say they have nowhere to go
Text by Velani Ludidi. Photos by Masixole Feni.
14 May 2019
“What I love about this business is that it is outside. I’m not enclosed in a building.”
18 April 2019
The city has beautiful public art depicting the life and ideals of its residents
Text by Steve Kretzmann. Photos by Masixole Feni.
14 March 2019
“Sometimes in a week I get maybe one job. If I am lucky I get two jobs and I make R150 per job.”
26 February 2019
Education department says enrolments in Western Cape have increased by more than 18,000
By Vincent Lali, Masixole Feni and GroundUp Staff
4 February 2019
Usually in the news because of its gang crime, these photos show a happier, more hopeful side of this neighbourhood
25 January 2019
While dogs are the most popular pet, some very curious creatures have formed lasting friendships with the township’s residents
22 January 2019
“I arrived here at 8:30pm on Wednesday, only to be helped the next day.”
15 August 2018
Dam levels are rising and Day Zero in 2019 is unlikely, but for hundreds of thousands of people, the rains bring hardship
22 June 2018