Housing
Court to rule on fate of families occupying Cape Town buildings
Over 150 people face eviction from three abandoned buildings in Hope Street
Text by Matthew Hirsch. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
Feature | 25 July 2026
Botrivier farm owner accused of “constructive eviction” tactics
The owner of Barton Vineyards and Villas says he removed a farmhouse roof over asbestos concerns but weeks later occupants remain roofless
By Rasaad Adams
News | 24 July 2026
Mitchells Plain families desperate for housing left in limbo
City of Cape Town blames Beacon Valley construction delays on extortion and crime
News | 21 July 2026
Not a single house has been built for land claimants after 26 years
About 2,000 beneficiaries in Buffalo City are still waiting after restituted land earmarked for housing was illegally occupied
News | 20 July 2026
Farmworkers fear eviction from Paarl wine estate
Fourteen families are at risk of losing the homes they have lived in for decades
News | 15 July 2026
Union and hostel residents quarrel over R3-million electricity bill
Food and Allied Workers’ Union claims its hostel was “hijacked”, but residents say they are descendants of bread factory workers who lived there
By Greg Dor
News | 15 July 2026
Gugulethu’s apartheid-era hostels finally get a facelift
But residents accuse City of Cape Town of prioritising the flats that face the main road
News | 14 July 2026
Durban residents oppose student housing
The owners of a building being renovated in Sydenham say they are yet to decide on its use
Brief | 13 July 2026
OR Tambo municipality dodges questions on failed toilet project
A project to build hundreds of toilets near Mthatha has been stalled since 2023
By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik and Yamkela Ntshongwana
Brief | 9 July 2026