Dossier
informal settlement
Coverage of informal settlement in the Nexus archive.
- South Africa: More Than 1,000 Malawians Flee Durban Informal Settlement
More than 1,000 Malawians have fled an informal settlement in Durban, South Africa, after being chased from Burnwood. They have spent days camped in a field.
- Manhunt in South Africa for attackers who killed 12 in mass shooting
Multiple attackers killed 12 people and wounded at least nine in a late-night mass shooting in Johannesburg, according to police. The suspects, believed to be over 10 individuals, arrived in a minibus and opened fire in an informal settlement in the Cleveland suburb. South Africa has experienced several recent high-profile mass shootings, including two in December.
- Twelve killed in Johannesburg mass shooting, manhunt under way
Twelve people were killed in a mass shooting in Johannesburg. Police are conducting a manhunt for over 10 suspects linked to the attack on an informal settlement.