Shelters and Safe Spaces are only stop-gap solutions. Transitional accommodation and support is needed, say experts.
News | 10 December 2025
Many people living in municipal building say they cannot afford rent elsewhere and fear they will end up on the streets
News | 8 December 2025
Municipality says the shacks are built unlawfully and bylaws need to be enforced
Brief | 5 December 2025
Residential development planned, including affordable housing
News | 4 December 2025
There were two shack fires in the area on Monday
Brief | 2 December 2025
The solution to housing affordability is to increase supply by building more housing
Opinion | 1 December 2025
Burlington development has been stuck since 2022
News | 27 November 2025
Dozens of Khayelitsha families have been living above a collapsing sewer pipe
By Vincent Lali and GroundUp Staff
News | 26 November 2025
Ten projects with more than 3,800 units still need to be completed
Brief | 20 November 2025
Long-standing residents say they are being pushed out by short-term rentals
News | 19 November 2025
Court rules an eviction would be unjust given Noor-Banu Allie’s age, limited income and deep ties to District Six
Law | 18 November 2025
Short-term letting through various platforms, including Airbnb, locks up 70% of residential units in the central city
Analysis | 18 November 2025
Helen Bowden Nurses Home, near the V&A Waterfront, was occupied in 2017
Photo Essay | 18 November 2025
Renting a home close to the city has become unaffordable even for many middle-class households
By Gabbi le Roux, Adam Narain and Jonty Cogger
Opinion | 17 November 2025
Provincial government has spent more than R101-million
By Joseph Bracken and Tsoanelo Sefoloko
News | 17 November 2025
They were moved to make way for a housing project that is yet to be built
Brief | 10 November 2025