A growing number of shacks are being erected in unserviced informal settlements in Clanwilliam and Citrusdal as families with few alternatives settle on the outskirts of towns in the Cederberg Local Municipality. A Western Cape socio-economic survey from 2023 states 18% of the municipality’s population — almost one in five people — live in informal dwellings. Many lack rubbish collection, a reliable water supply, and adequate sanitation. In Clan…
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