“It’s been five years now and not a single house is finished,” says East London resident
Some residents have moved into incomplete houses after the site was abandoned by contractors in 2015
News | 24 June 2019
300 homes share eight pit toilets
Shackdwellers in Polar Park and Tyampolo, East London, are not even on housing waiting lists
News | 18 June 2019
Mdantsane residents close down ANC ward councillor’s office
Councillor Ntombizodwa Gamnca laughs off allegations that she is involved in dodgy housing deals
By Lisekho Madikane and Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik
News | 18 June 2019
Gogo’s 20 year battle to change an error on her ID
Home Affairs is now investigating the matter
Brief | 31 May 2019
A loan shark has her ID, so she can’t vote today
It’s illegal, but the mashonisas keep documents and bank cards
News | 8 May 2019
We campaigned for the ANC as instructed, but we never got the promised houses, say East London families
Braelyn residents have been trying to get housing since 2013
News | 7 May 2019
RDP house flooded every time it rains
“I was better off staying in the shacks”
Brief | 26 April 2019
Housing list sparks protests in East London
Police use tear gas and rubber bullets to quell two days of demonstrations in Nompumelelo township
News | 18 April 2019
Man with disability has waited 11 years for temporary accommodation
Councillor says temporary housing was given to people who did not need it
News | 4 April 2019