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...

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...

Widespread flooding in Cape Town informal settlements

Families living in informal settlements situated in low-lying areas have had to abandon their...

City outlines progress with post-fire relief work in informal settlements

Councillor Malusi Booi, who is on the City’s Mayoral Committee for Human Settlements, and...