Housing
Over 14,000 people estimated to be living on the streets of Cape Town
Study finds that R20,000 is spent per homeless person per year in the criminal justice system
By Liezl Human
Brief | 26 November 2020
Police intervene as homeowners clash with shack dwellers over illegal connections
The municipality is assessing whether the shacks can get electricity
News | 25 November 2020
Crucial case on legality of shack demolitions starts
Judges will rule whether a court order must be sought in all cases
Law | 24 November 2020
Overcrowding in Wolwerivier triggers land occupation
Families moved to the “temporary relocation area” have grown in size over the past five years
News | 23 November 2020
Millions of rands of housing materials dumped since 2018
Councillor blames disagreement in the community
News | 23 November 2020
Police officers caught on video throwing disabled man out of his wheelchair
Zwelenkosi Ngidi had gone to Cape Town police to find out about arrested community leaders
By Vincent Lali
News | 20 November 2020
Devastating Langa fire destroys 70 homes
“My shack was filled with smoke and it was so hot inside. I grabbed my baby and ran out.”
News | 19 November 2020
Judge in Woodstock eviction case concerned about “spatial apartheid”
Atlantis was going to be a hub, said Judge Sher, but now “people are stuck out there with great unemployment and social problems”
By James Stent
Law | 18 November 2020
Bromwell Street: Residents want emergency accommodation near city
City argued that providing social or temporary housing in the inner city would take time
By James Stent
Law | 17 November 2020