A large fire ravages Imizamo Yethu in Hout Bay on 11 March 2017. Photo: Aletta Harrison
NEWS
10 June 2019
City blames ongoing court case for delays in re-establishing settlement in Imizamo Yethu
By Ella Ndongeni
26 March 2018
Protesters in Imizamo Yethu demand electricity, sanitation and water
By Thembela Ntongana
12 February 2018
Community members suspect arson
23 November 2017
Divided community and City cannot reach agreement
By Mary-Anne Gontsana
BRIEF
18 August 2017
Demonstration started when community learnt that about R100 million was being spent on nearby informal settlement
Text by Sune Payne. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
15 August 2017
They accuse community leaders who support reblocking of corruption
By Tariro Washinyira
24 July 2017
But community remains split over reblocking and several leaders have been arrested for public violence
20 July 2017
Anti-Land Invasion Unit demolishes over 50 shacks
By Zoe Postman
ANALYSIS
11 July 2017
Imizamo Yethu is an example of the complexity of upgrading informal settlements
By GroundUp Staff
6 July 2017
“We only hope that we get justice and that the community gets what he died fighting for”
3 July 2017
People from Imizamo Yethu who are in temporary shelters say the City must make good on its promises
PHOTO ESSAY
7 June 2017
Some shacks that were rebuilt after the fires earlier this year blew down
By Natalie Pertsovsky and Lilly Wimberly
31 May 2017
The reorganisation of the informal settlement, meant to take three months, is struggling to make progress
16 April 2017
“I have been in this shack for two weeks and again it’s burnt”
By Bernard Chiguvare
13 April 2017
But many Imizamo Yethu residents affected by last month’s fire oppose City’s plans
7 April 2017
Animal welfare group says City has let them down
By Nicholas Ashby
