Housing
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
Housing development to be built on municipal parking lot in central Cape Town
The project will include “market-driven” affordable housing units
Brief | 28 May 2026
Housing activists oppose eviction bill
The Department of Human Settlements says the proposed change will reduce unlawful occupation of land
News | 27 May 2026
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