Housing
Eight years later, housing department’s promise has still not been kept
Micheal Simelani was approved for RDP housing in 2012 and is still waiting
By Julia Evans
News | 24 March 2021
Protesters shut down parts of Cape Town during peak hours
The City says it cannot accommodate new informal settlements in its current budget
By Vincent Lali
News | 23 March 2021
Shack dwellers clash over illegal electricity
Ward councillor and residents blame community leaders for allowing more people to move in, resulting in overcrowding
News | 23 March 2021
Gqeberha communities march on councillor’s office
They say he is neglecting his duty but councillor believes actions against him are “politically motivated”
News | 23 March 2021
Farm workers say they have nothing to celebrate on Human Rights Day
Illegal evictions of farm dwellers on the rise, says union
News | 23 March 2021
Violent clashes in Masiphumelele over future of sportsfield
The City wants to build temporary houses on it but as one resident says, “To the City, temporary can be 25 years.”
News | 18 March 2021
Shack dweller Nikiwe Sipenuka has no feet and no hands. She has been waiting for a house for years
Unclear why provincial government has not prioritised her house
News | 17 March 2021
Historic pub faces eviction by South African army, say owners
The beautiful stone pub has underground passages where mine workers used to train
News | 16 March 2021
Where will the children play? Masiphumelele youths disrupt housing project
They say the field on which the temporary houses are being built is the only one they can use
News | 11 March 2021