Imizamo yethu informal settlement
Imizamo Yethu residents call for better infrastructure after fire destroys homes
The fire broke out on Sunday and affected more than 800 residents and over 200 dwellings were completely destroyed.
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UCT students' bid to improve lives of Imizamo Yethu residents
UCT introduced innovations that improve daily life for the residents in the area.
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City of CT vows to address demands of Imizamo Yethu residents
The residents held a peaceful demonstration in Hout Bay on Monday before handing over a memorandum of grievances.
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Imizamo Yethu residents grow impatient amid City of CT political battles
Nearly one year following one of the biggest shack fires in Cape Town, Imizamo Yethu residents are still in limbo.
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[WATCH] Imizamo Yethu families get electricity 9 months after deadly blaze
Mayor Patricia de Lille on Friday switched on the electricity in Disa in Imizamo Yethu.
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Rebuilding Imizamo Yethu may take as long as 2 years
Hundreds of people left homeless by a massive fire in March are still living in temporary homes provided by the City of Cape Town.
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Imizamo Yethu residents reject City of CT's super-blocking project
More than 300 residents chanted outside the Cape Town Civic Centre in protest against super-blocking and demanded basic services.
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Residents say no to City of CT’s ‘super-blocking’ plans
The super-blocking project includes widening roads between rows of shacks to allow emergency vehicles to pass through.
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Imizamo Yethu residents to protest at CT civic centre
A convoy of taxis has been making its way from Hout Bay to the city centre, ferrying protesters.
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Cops remain alert in Hout Bay after protest violence
The body of a 19-year-old man was found with a gunshot wound to his chest on Saturday morning.
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City of CT condemns torching of property during Imizamo Yetho protest
Protests erupted when law enforcement officials demolished 52 structures standing in the way of the City’s super-blocking efforts.
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Imizamo Yethu community promised housing
Western Cape Premier Helen Zille says despite challenges with the re-blocking process, residents' housing needs will be attended to as soon as possible.
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‘Housing grievances in Imizamo Yethu being addressed speedily’
Many displaced fire victims have complained about the city’s slow approach to restore homes gutted by a devastating fire in March.
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Imizamo Yethu community calls on SAHRC to probe cops’ conduct in protests
A man died during violent protests in Imizamo Yethu.
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City of CT to prioritise Imizamo Yethu reconstruction programme
Angry residents went on the rampage for several days demanding redevelopment of the community be speeded up.
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Imizamo Yethu community leader pleased with progress in talks with officials
Cape Town Mayor Patricia de Lille on Monday met with residents who say that they're frustrated by the slow pace of rebuilding the area, following a deadly fire in March.
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De Lille: Plans in place to move people back to Imizamo Yethu
Cape Town Mayor Patricia de Lille says plans are in place to start moving some people left destitute by a shack fire back into Imizamo Yethu.
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Frustration boiling over as Imizamo Yethu residents continue protest
Demonstrations have entered a third day, causing disarray in Hout Bay.
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De Lille to meet Imizamo Yethu residents once protest suspended
Angry Imizamo Yethu residents embarked on violent protest action to vent their frustration over abysmal living conditions in the temporary relocation area.
