Cape Town’s hidden informal settlement Words: Mary-Anne Gontsana/ GroundUp Pictures: Ashraf Hendricks/ GroundUp Tucked away in the heart of Lansdowne in...
Dog rescued after being hung from leash in Philippi informal settlement A dog from Siqalo Informal Settlement on the outskirts of Philippi was saved after...
Tragic fire claims two lives in Nomzamo informal settlement In a tragic incident early this Saturday morning, a fire swept through the informal...
Expanded Public Works Programme could play an important role in upgrading informal settlements Picture: Ashraf Hendricks/ GroundUp Words: Noah Schermbrucker/GroundUp Informal settlements are set to remain a part...
Cape Town connects 99% of informal settlements to electricity grid The City of Cape Town announced that 99% of older, existing informal settlements on...
New waterless toilets offer affordable sanitation in informal settlements In response to sanitation challenges in Durban’s informal settlements, a waterless flushing toilet solution...
City explores solar lighting solutions for more informal settlements The City of Cape Town has been investigating solar-powered lighting solutions for more informal...
City’s budget allocates billions to informal settlements and housing The City’s Draft Budget proposed more than R3bn for informal settlement upgrades and services...
Bleak Easter as fires ravage 4 informal settlements in Cape Town The City of Cape Town’s disaster management teams have been deployed to fire sites...
Empowering informal settlements with alternative energy solutions As Cape Town continues its journey towards sustainable development, a critical focus emerges on...
Urban Energy Poverty Programme empowers off-grid informal settlements As part of the City’s Urban Energy Poverty Programme, alternative energy solutions are being...
City fireproofs 100 homes in Cape Town informal settlement The pilot project, launched in Overcome Heights informal settlement near Muizenberg and aimed at...
Fire allegedly caused by firecracker ravages Barcelona informal settlement A fire, reportedly sparked by a child playing with firecrackers, ravaged the Barcelona informal...
Ethembeni informal settlement fire leaves 570 residents homeless A massive blaze broke out at Ethembeni informal settlement in Dunoon on Saturday, destroying...
Hundreds displaced by fires in informal settlements Humanitarian organisation Gift of the Givers is still assisting those affected by last week’s...
Families flee Cape Town informal settlements under threat Dozens of families have fled two informal settlements in Cape Town, under threat from...
Cape Town rolls out fire mitigation pilot project in informal settlement At least 300 informal structures in Overcome Heights, an extension of the Capricorn township,...
A win for Makhasa informal settlement in 19-year relocation dispute The Western Cape High Court has ruled in favour of the 36 households of...
Under water for two weeks: Cape Town’s Covid informal settlement Families that illegally occupied land in Driftsands, Cape Town, to form Covid informal settlement...
Widespread flooding in Cape Town informal settlements Families living in informal settlements situated in low-lying areas have had to abandon their...