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More than R180 million is being set aside for a programme aimed at upgrading informal settlements.

Corrugated iron is lauded as a material while also being derided for being a blot on the landscape. Social landscapes play a part in shaping how it is viewed.

Corrugated iron is lauded as a material while also being derided for being a blot on the landscape. Social landscapes play a part in shaping how it is viewed.

EThekwini Municipality is set to provide electricity to 24 informal settlements at a cost of R51 million.

Co-operative Governance Minister, Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma and the deputy mayor of eThekwini visited areas affected by this past weekend's rains.

How informal settlements can be over-researched, fetishized, and how – ultimately – these settlements see little concrete improvement.

South Africa's housing challenge is constantly being exacerbated by mushrooming informal settlements.

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How informal settlements can be over-researched, fetishized, and how – ultimately – these settlements see little concrete improvement.

Informal settlements in low-lying areas are most at risk. Every year, areas in Khayelitsha, Philippi and Mfuleni are left waterlogged following heavy rains.