Shack fires: A devil in the detail of development On New Year's morning a devastating fire broke out in BM Section shack settlement leaving about 4,000 people homeless and at least five dead.

Shack fires: A devil in the detail of development On New Year's morning a devastating fire broke out in BM Section shack settlement leaving about 4,000 people homeless and at least five dead.

Foreign-owned spaza shops in Site C, Khayelitsha, reopened after extortionists agreed not to charge them increased protection fees. Shop owners say increased police visibility forced the extortionists ...

The Khayelitsha Security and Cleaning Association claim they've convinced Shoprite to broker a deal with their members' companies Some business owners in Khayelitsha say they've managed to broker ...

Devastating Khayelitsha fire leaves over 140 people destitute According to the City of Cape Town’s disaster risk management centre, Friday night’s blaze gutted about 45 homes in the area ...

CM Rekha Gupta said, "No slum will be demolished without first providing permanent housing to its residents. FIRs will be filed, and strict action will be taken against those spreading false ...

Cape Town - Hundreds of informal settlements in Khayelitsha have been flooded following heavy downpours over the past week. The South African Weather Service (Saws) has issued further severe ...

Eskom is intensifying efforts in hot spot areas for electricity theft and infrastructure vandalism after a significant rise and even extortion of Eskom staff and its contractors in recent months.

MUMBAI: Responding to queries on the resistance to the Dharavi redeveloment project from a section of slum-dwellers, its CEO, S V R Srinivas, told TOI that more than 50% of the residents have ...

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Friday (June 20, 2025) said the Delhi Government is considering studying Mumbai's Dharavi model for slum redevelopment in the national capital. Ms.

Chandigarh: After the demolition of Adarsh Colony on Thursday, UT administration is considering declaring the city \\"slum free.\\" Another slum cluster, .