The women of the shack settlement north of Durban say they have been politically excluded and ignored by the municipality since the 1980s, leading to the rise of a 'feminised revolution'.
Access to basic healthcare and adequate and affordable housing are crucial basic human rights declared by the South African Constitution, as well as the United Nations World Health Organisation. But for the Lindelani shack settlement in KwaMashu, just north of Durban in KwaZulu-Natal, access to both these rights remains a challenge.
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