Housing
Fires strike railway line settlement as relocation talks drag on for 13 years
Resettlement of Cape Town’s Siyahlala families unresolved
News | 20 October 2026
Families to return to Bishopscourt, 60 years after forced removals
Cross-subsidised development set to be completed in 2028
News | 20 October 2026
Man dies in fire in Observatory informal settlement
A fire ripped through Singabalapha on Wednesday
Brief | 15 October 2026
SASSA pensioner builds her own house faster than the government
Government has left scores of houses for Eastern Cape storm victims incomplete
By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik and Yamkela Ntshongwana
News | 14 October 2026
Elections 2026: Affordable housing – has the City of Cape Town done enough?
The City’s plans for 28,400 affordable homes may pay off but it won’t be soon
By Matthew Hirsch, Alice Scott and Daniel Steyn
Feature | 14 October 2026
Six years later Eastern Cape storm victims still without houses
Some found their names were never on the beneficiary list
News | 13 October 2026
Minister to take Knoflokskraal occupation to court
Government says it has evidence of fraudulent land sales and extortion
By Liezl Human
News | 12 October 2026
Protesters demand RDP houses after waiting decades
Gauteng residents in informal settlements say repeated requests for answers on housing from the Premier’s office have gone unanswered
News | 9 October 2026
Households on Cape Town sewage pond demand to be relocated
On Wednesday residents of Siyangena informal settlement in Philippi East protested
Brief | 8 October 2026