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