Housing
Flood victims lose court bid for emergency housing
Magistrate dismisses application by Point Road families
By Joseph Bracken and Tsoanelo Sefoloko
News | 12 August 2026
No-shows at parliamentary briefing on Tafelberg
Provincial government and Social Housing Regulatory Authority fail to attend
Brief | 5 August 2026
Families’ 8-year battle for housing is over
The group living in a community hall in Cape Town have been resettled
Brief | 5 August 2026
KZN flood victims sleep outside in the rain after eviction from emergency housing
EThekwini municipality says the group did not qualify for housing assistance
Brief | 31 July 2026
Gugulethu residents refuse to share land with Observatory occupiers
Families from Masonwabe reject City of Cape Town plan; say they waited 14 years for land they must now share with people from Singabalapha
News | 30 July 2026
In photos: Fire guts 60 homes in Hout Bay
“We’re breathing and living in fires here” says Imizamo Yethu fire victim
Brief | 29 July 2026
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