BRIEF
11 October 2019
PE protesters block roads, burn tyres
By Mkhuseli Sizani
NEWS
16 September 2019
“This has definitely affected development in the ward” says councillor
By Joseph Chirume
28 August 2019
“We watched them build proper shelters for those who came after us” says villager
By Yamkela Ntshongwana
26 August 2019
Protesters demand toilets and electricity
By Thamsanqa Mbovane
22 August 2019
“The army is here to intimidate us” says Qandu-qandu informal settlement resident
By Velani Ludidi
Mayor Bobani promises electrification of informal settlements and removal of all illegal connections
20 August 2019
About 50 people demonstrated outside Port Elizabeth city hall demanding electricity, toilets and water
2 August 2019
“Even if we get electrical boxes for ten houses, that is fine. We will pay,” says Philippi resident
19 July 2019
Sikiti informal settlement in Butterworth, Eastern Cape, was established over 20 years ago
By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik
4 July 2019
Supply chain management office closed by demonstrators ahead of R50 million tender deadline in PE
2 July 2019
Siyanda Nyovane is head of his household and lives in a shack. The 19-year-old has kept himself and his younger brother in school for years
By Ella Ndongeni
1 July 2019
Eskom installed a new transformer in the area in June
By Nompendulo Ngubane
PHOTO ESSAY
Thousands in Khayelitsha informal settlement hope and wait for basic services
Text by Mary-Anne Gontsana. Photos by Masixole Feni.
28 June 2019
A number of people have been electrocuted in Amalinda Forest informal settlement in the past three years
24 June 2019
Vehicles torched and shack dwellers tear-gassed as Philippi East residents demand services from the City of Cape Town
By Velani Ludidi and Tariro Washinyira
23 June 2019
“The house was shaking and if I slept I knew I would be putting my life in danger”
