“In April, community members from Midrand gathered at Johannesburg High Court to lay complaints about the forced removal of their shacks. Their case did not last more than five minutes the judge told the group that their case was not an…”
More Than a Hundred Shacks Demolished in Midrand Read Post »
“On Tuesday, 27 February 2024, the Constitutional Court will hear the matter of Commando & Others v The City of Cape Town & Another. The matter has been brought by the residents of Bromwell Street who are represented by Ndifuna Ukwazi. Abahlali baseMjondolo (Abahlali) have been admitted as amicus curiae (friend of the court) and are represented by the Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa (SERI).”
ABAHLALI BASEMJONDOLO AMICUS INTERVENTION: BROMWELL STREET MATTER. Read Post »
“In the 1970s, Ponte was the place to live in Johannesburg, which people here called the New York City of Africa. It was on the edge of Hillbrow, a bustling, cosmopolitan neighbourhood of artists and intellectuals, where cafes and bookshops stayed open late and where, even under the tight rule of apartheid, interracial mixing was common.” – Stephen Hanes, Christian Science Monitor, 2008.
Joburg’s Hijacked Buildings: A Look into Its Origins. Read Post »
Intlungu YaseMatyotyombeni is a social movement based in Cape Town, organizing land occupations.
Kliptown is a suburb located 25 kilometers south of Johannesburg in Gauteng, South Africa.
Social and environmental challenges people face in Kliptown Read Post »
On 30 November 2022, we visited the Waterpan area under the guidance of the Mining Affected Communities United in Action (MACUA WAMUA Advice Office).
Waterpan Communities Read Post »
Although the area is notorious for violence and assassinations, there are many residents working together to make it a better place.
Bloody battle: Land and Rights in Cato Manor Read Post »
“Where else should we go?” were the words of one of the homeless after the Ekurhuleni Metro closed all the openings the homeless use to enter the grounds around the area in Germiston.
Where Else Should We Go? Read Post »
People have been applying for RDP houses since 1996 and some have been waiting for houses since then until now.
Residents of Tsietsi Ext 10 Unhappy About RDP Houses’ Construction Read Post »
This Message is a Solidarity Call for Support to All Tenants who are Victims of the apartheid Descendant Communicare, the Homeless, Backyard Dwellers, Informal Settlements, Community Activist and Community Organizations to attend and join our Mass Assembly outside the Cape High Court, Keerom Street Cape Town on Friday 1st July 2022 at 10h00.
Winter is living up to its reputation and sadly, the homeless are left to…
Cold Times Equals Hard Times For The Homeless Read Post »
Residents from an informal settlement named Angola in Kliptown (south of Johannesburg) continue to demand proper…
Angola Informal Settlement Residents in Kliptown Demand Housing Read Post »
