Housing
Government may finally be heeding calls for Cape Town military land to be developed for housing
An estimated 67,000 homes could be built at Ysterplaat, Wingfield and Youngsfield
Brief | 18 May 2026
Paraplegic man finally gets care after years of legal battles with government
Paul Gerber, 58, lived in a wooden shed with no ablutions in Kalbaskraal while the state contacted 173 facilities on his behalf without success
Law | 12 May 2026
Khayelitsha families relocated at last after weather delays and protests
The City of Cape Town says it moved about 1,000 families from a flood-prone area for their safety
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 8 May 2026
From leaky bungalow to dream home: Wheelchair user’s six year wait ends
Thobile Saza and his family have moved into a five-room house in Motherwell, Nelson Mandela Bay
Brief | 7 May 2026
“We were promised houses, but we are still living in mud”
Families living along river in KwaZulu-Natal are still waiting for houses started in 2018
News | 5 May 2026
Johannesburg has spent ten years hiring consultants while Slovo Park families wait
The Upgrading of Informal Settlements Programme has failed
Opinion | 5 May 2026
Cape Town struggles to relocate Khayelitsha families living on sinkholes
City warns against filling holes with debris but residents say they cannot live with open sinkholes
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 1 May 2026
Housing versus parking in Cape Town’s inner-city
Cars should not be under cover when people are living on the streets, says activist at first public meeting on Harrington Square in Cape Town
News | 22 April 2026
City of Joburg admits “little to show” decades after Slovo Park upgrade promises
“All we are asking for is dignity,” community development forum chair tells government
By Seth Thorne
Brief | 16 April 2026