On an old military base in Cape Town, unlawful occupants are growing vegetables alongside the soldiers
Text by Liezl Human. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
Feature | 31 January 2022
Happiness Village’s residents fear for their lives and face unlawful evictions, beatings and intimidation, legal action and shack demolitions
Feature | 9 September 2021
“Endangering [your] own forces is a criminal offence. The surgeon general should resign immediately”
News | 24 March 2021
The beautiful stone pub has underground passages where mine workers used to train
News | 16 March 2021
“We have been living in fear because both the police and army are failing to protect us”
News | 5 March 2021
Vuyisa Sityebi lost a kidney and part of his intestine
Brief | 12 August 2020
Lawyers say army has no right to conduct “military exercises” in and around the informal settlement
News | 26 July 2020
“The soldiers kept kicking them so badly we thought they would kill them”, says witness
News | 15 October 2019
“The army is here to intimidate us” says Qandu-qandu informal settlement resident
News | 22 August 2019
Vigil held for city’s residents “trapped” in conflict areas
News | 19 July 2019
We hope that it will be a temporary and effective measure; the verdict is out
GroundView | 19 July 2019
Military deployed on Mandela Day to help quell Cape Town’s gang crime
Photo Essay | 19 July 2019