Expropriating land without compensation: shack-dwellers have their say
“People just want decent homes. They are not asking for palaces.”
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
News | 5 June 2018
Protests close down Cape Town business district
Westlake marchers walk 8km to councillor’s office demanding housing
By Thembela Ntongana and Bernard Chiguvare
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 Vincent Lali
News | 4 June 2018
Dispute over legality of Khayelitsha shack demolitions
Social Justice Coalition claims shacks were occupied and that City didn’t have eviction order
News | 1 June 2018
No sign of promised Masiphumelele houses
Construction was due to start six months ago
Brief | 1 June 2018
Poacher killed in high-speed boat chase
Mortimer Booysen’s body washed up near Pearly Beach
Feature | 31 May 2018
Woman faces eviction after 51 years on a farm
200 people under threat of eviction in Simondium, meeting told
News | 31 May 2018