Mfuleni shack-dwellers have been using an open field as a toilet. Now even the field is too dirty

Communal toilets in Burundi informal settlement haven’t been cleaned since January

By

News | 8 June 2018

Gugulethu man blames City contractors for his crooked house

Mzwandile Mvumvu believes his house collapsed after work was done on sewage pipes outside

By

News | 7 June 2018

Dozens of families evicted at Cape Town’s largest social housing project

Previous attempt to remove Steenvilla households who are behind on their rent failed

By and

News | 6 June 2018

Uber and City of Cape Town locked in licence battle

Drivers caught in middle as more cars are impounded

By

News | 6 June 2018

Expropriating land without compensation: shack-dwellers have their say

“People just want decent homes. They are not asking for palaces.”

By

News | 5 June 2018

Western Cape could be testing ground for land expropriation without compensation, says minister

Mcebisi Skwatsha says government is considering action to protect families from eviction in Drakenstein

By

News | 5 June 2018

Protests close down Cape Town business district

Westlake marchers walk 8km to councillor’s office demanding housing

By and

News | 4 June 2018

Tsunami residents demand toilets and a clean neighbourhood

“Sometimes residents return from the bushes undressed after thugs rob them of their clothes and hard-earned cash.”

By

News | 4 June 2018

Five children die in Philippi fire

Nearest tap was hundreds of metres away

By

News | 3 June 2018

Dispute over legality of Khayelitsha shack demolitions

Social Justice Coalition claims shacks were occupied and that City didn’t have eviction order

By

News | 1 June 2018

No sign of promised Masiphumelele houses

Construction was due to start six months ago

By

Brief | 1 June 2018

Poacher killed in high-speed boat chase

Mortimer Booysen’s body washed up near Pearly Beach

By

Feature | 31 May 2018

Woman faces eviction after 51 years on a farm

200 people under threat of eviction in Simondium, meeting told

By

News | 31 May 2018

“No toilets equals crap wine” farm workers warn

Workers march for better working conditions

By

News | 31 May 2018

Vrygrond: Mayor’s new proposal for housing

Land close to landfill could be used if tests show it is safe

By

News | 30 May 2018

Our lives have changed for the better, say land occupiers

Former Khayelitsha backyarders say their financial problems have been eased, but councillor warns that land is unsuitable for living

By

News | 30 May 2018