Housing
Families abandoned to deadly asbestos risk
Makhanda councillor says they shouldn’t have occupied buildings
Brief | 10 December 2020
Even my cat can’t fight the huge rats, says Langa resident
Cape Town township covered in uncollected garbage
News | 7 December 2020
Illegally occupied RDP houses go on sale
City of Ekurhuleni says court ordered eviction to proceed pending the end of lockdown
News | 4 December 2020
Activists demand affordable housing in Johannesburg inner city
Some landlords increased rent in some buildings by 200% during the hard lockdown, says activist
By Zoë Postman
News | 2 December 2020
Judges in shack demolition case fail to reach agreement
Matter to be reheard by three judges of the Western Cape High Court
By James Stent
Brief | 2 December 2020
Women march for farm and land rights
“Land now, food forever” demand activist organisations
By Vincent Lali
News | 1 December 2020
Families “lost everything” in Plettenberg Bay fire
Some residents are being housed at a Temporary Relocation Area
Brief | 1 December 2020
This is where evicted people go
The City of Cape Town says there are plans to upgrade Kampies, an emergency housing location, outside Philippi
News | 30 November 2020
Police use rubber bullets to disperse housing protesters
“Every time there is an election the governing party politicians go in there promising them housing and basic services but nothing is ever done”
News | 27 November 2020