Families that have resided on Bapsfontein farm for many decades fear eviction
29 July 2021
Last week temperatures dropped to minus 7ºC
26 July 2021
What will our children eat if this looting does not stop? asks resident
15 July 2021
Officials accused of exploiting asylum seekers’ desperation at the Pretoria refugee centre
By Kimberly Mutandiro and Tariro Washinyira
13 July 2021
Immigrant traders supply miners with everything from water to socks
7 July 2021
Ekurhuleni spokesperson says they were evicted because their occupation was illegal but admits housing backlog was “not being eradicated at the pace the homeless community would like to see”
25 June 2021
Gauteng education department is investigating following protests by parents
22 June 2021
“All we want is to operate our shops and look after our families”
18 June 2021
Occupiers say they were tired of their pleas for housing “falling on deaf ears”
18 June 2021
Diepsloot police say they confiscated R63,000. The shop owners claim it is more than double that amount
31 May 2021
Residents accuse community leaders of corruption and excluding immigrants from getting stands for houses
20 May 2021
The City says a team will revisit the site to assess the living conditions
18 May 2021
The families have been living in community halls after spending nights on the roadside with their belongings
13 May 2021
”I do not even have money to go back home if I don’t get paid today. I am hungry” says hopeful beneficiary
By Liezl Human, Kimberly Mutandiro, Masego Mafata and Loyiso Dyongman
30 April 2021