Housing
Three years of silence on state land. Communities pay the cost
Government asked communities applying for land to follow the rules. Then it went silent.
By Luyanda Mtamzeli and Nonceba Ndlebe
Opinion | 18 September 2026
Dunoon residents’ housing hopes dashed
City plans mixed-income development not state housing for 72-hectare site
By Peter Luhanga and Abonge Chiya
News | 16 September 2026
Cape Town “killing field” to be used for housing
R7.6-million Seawinds park was stripped and vandalised
Brief | 10 September 2026
Protesters block Cape Town roads, demanding electricity
But Siyangena informal settlement is built on land not owned by the state
Brief | 9 September 2026
Informal settlements are here to stay. Let’s upgrade them
Upgrading informal settlements is a cheaper and more effective way to improve lives
By Ronelle Burger and Eldridge Moses
Opinion | 7 September 2026
Observatory occupiers “at the mercy of the City and Gugulethu residents”
The high court has ordered Singabalapha residents to leave by 30 November
News | 3 September 2026
Roodepoort families find strangers living in their subsidised flats
Margaret Verland was allocated a flat in 2018. She is still in a shack.
News | 2 September 2026
Climate Week kicks off with a train trip from Cape Town to Khayelitsha
Journey aims to highlight how climate change affects communities
By Alice Scott and Emihle Ngwane
News | 1 September 2026
Soweto housing fraud case back in court
“They can postpone as much as they like, we will get justice,” says housing scam victim
By Seth Thorne
Brief | 27 August 2026