Housing
Fed-up with unresponsive officials, Gqeberha protesters torch trucks
Second day of protests by shack dwellers in Westville
Brief | 27 August 2025
Khayelitsha residents protest removal of illegal connections by Eskom
Residents of New Monwabisi Park want their illegal connections temporarily formalised while they await electrification
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 22 August 2025
Cape Town council approves social housing at “Fruit and Veg” site
237 social housing units are planned
Brief | 22 August 2025
Gqeberha protesters block busy road, demanding better land
Residents of Nomakanjani informal settlement say they were promised they’d be moved
Brief | 21 August 2025
School children help repair granny’s flood-damaged home
Dozens of families affected by floods in January are still without shelter. The KZN human settlements department fails to answer our questions
Brief | 15 August 2025
Mamelodi shack dwellers given stands a decade ago still live without services
Skierlik lacks waste collection, sewage, electricity and potable water
News | 14 August 2025
No funds to help fire victims, says municipality
Thirteen families, who have been living in a community hall in Butterworth for a month, have been ordered to leave
Brief | 13 August 2025
College tries to evict 27 families to make way for students
At a protest Ekurhuleni West students demanded the eviction of the families in “24 hours”
Text by Kimberly Mutandiro. Photos by Ihsaan Haffejee.
News | 13 August 2025
Former rail line occupiers demand electricity
Protesters blocked the R300 in Cape Town on Thursday
Brief | 8 August 2025