Human settlements MEC promised them building materials
Brief | 22 November 2023
MEC for Human Settlements promises to fast-track assistance
Brief | 17 November 2023
“We sleep with our kids on our plots because we don’t want other residents to build their own shacks on them”
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 3 November 2023
About 50 structures destroyed leaving 200 people homeless
Brief | 1 November 2023
Frustrated victims then occupied vacant land nearby
By Vincent Lali
News | 30 October 2023
60 families left homeless after a fire in Foreman informal settlement on Sunday
Brief | 10 October 2023
73 people left homeless by the blaze on Saturday night
Brief | 19 September 2023
“My whole life was in that shack”
Brief | 12 September 2023
We spoke to surviving relatives at the Hofland Community Centre shelter
News | 8 September 2023
Ndifuna Ukwazi and Reclaim the City plan to strengthen fire safety protocols in two buildings occupied by activists
By Daniel Steyn
Brief | 6 September 2023
Fires are a constant threat for people living in dilapidated buildings without electricity
News | 4 September 2023
“I tried to go back to find my wife but the entrance was on fire”
News | 31 August 2023
They say they make sure the law is upheld, while the City of Johannesburg has failed to provide alternative accommodation for evicted people
News | 31 August 2023
Death toll now 73 and expected to rise
Photo Essay | 31 August 2023
While waiting for building material, fire victims have been living in the community hall or with neighbours
Brief | 15 August 2023
Oyama Meje and two adults died on Sunday night in Phola Park informal settlement fire
News | 10 July 2023