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...