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