Housing
Hundreds protest new land occupation law in Durban and Joburg
Activists fear amendment bill will criminalise poor and landless people, and those who help them
By Joseph Bracken, Ihsaan Haffejee and Tsoanelo Sefoloko
Brief | 12 June 2026
Tshwane residents left behind in housing project
537 people were approved for houses but only 447 were built
News | 12 June 2026
Johannesburg housing official in court over alleged sale of residents’ homes
The accused will reappear in the Lenasia Magistrates Court in Soweto on 13 July
By Seth Thorne
Brief | 11 June 2026
Hundreds of families face eviction from “hijacked” social housing estate
Sondela Village, built with a R115-million state grant in 2018, was abandoned by social housing company
News | 10 June 2026
Draft Bill on evictions puts tenants at risk
A new Bill proposes to criminalise land occupation and strip away eviction protections
By Lee-Anne Gaertner, Thuto Gabaphethe, Lulama Madyaka and Robert Krause
Opinion | 10 June 2026
970 affordable homes to be built at Salt River Market by August 2028
Land formerly owned by City of Cape Town handed to Communicare on Monday
Brief | 8 June 2026
Belhar residents demand halt to housing project
The community of Pentech say they instead want a school built on the land
News | 5 June 2026
Soweto officials accused of fraudulently selling houses
A receptionist from the Pimville housing office faces fraud and corruption charges after a Hawks probe found officials forged title deeds
By Seth Thorne
News | 3 June 2026
Housing project for KZN flood victims creeps forward
Hundreds more families are in rented emergency accommodation
By Joseph Bracken and Tsoanelo Sefoloko
Brief | 1 June 2026