Housing
Love dispute blamed for 66 families displaced by shack fire
“We are suffering for arguments between people we don’t know” says victim
Brief | 16 March 2020
Our farm had to evict people: It was lawful and justified
Francina Petersen was dismissed for chronic absenteeism and offered alternative accommodation
By Lance Bouma
Right to reply | 12 March 2020
Human Settlements make about turn on “poorly built” RDP foundations
116 cement slabs are to be rebuilt at Despatch housing project
Brief | 10 March 2020
Women march against evictions in Drakenstein
“Share the land with those who work on it”
By Liezl Human
Brief | 6 March 2020
Marikana occupiers reach landmark agreement with property owners
Showdown in Supreme Court of Appeal averted
Law | 6 March 2020
Circus occupiers picket for housing
Occupiers are expected back in court next month
Brief | 6 March 2020
Community leaders warn of violence and conflict over land in Port Elizabeth
Residents of two informal settlements and a backyarder group are at each other’s throats over allocation of serviced sites
News | 4 March 2020
Racial tension over housing project
Residents from Arla Park have occupied RDP houses built for people in Snake Park informal settlement
News | 3 March 2020
Activists occupy Rondebosch Golf Course, demand land redistribution
“We will come back to build our shacks here”
Brief | 29 February 2020