Housing
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
Millions were spent to relocate these families, but they still live in squalor
Gauteng Department of Human Settlements spent R78-million on plans that never materialised
News | 30 July 2025
Social housing and the future of Cape Town’s inner-city
Affordable housing in the inner city is no longer a dream, says MEC
Opinion | 27 July 2025
Artscape social housing development moves ahead
1,476 social housing units planned at 16-storey development
Brief | 25 July 2025
Gqeberha ward councillor leads protest for services in Soweto-on-Sea
Demonstrators led by ANC Councillor Xolile Vingqi blocked entry to the municipal Lillian Diedericks Building
Brief | 23 July 2025
Immigrant families left homeless after eviction from army land in Marievale
The SANDF has denied claims that it did not offer alternative accommodation
News | 23 July 2025
Hundreds of people face eviction from abandoned Sibanye-Stillwater mining village
Families, among them former mine workers, occupied houses in Waterpan Village seven years ago. The company wants them out.
Text by Jan Bornman. Photos by Ihsaan Haffejee.
News | 14 July 2025
People live in squalor as City of Joburg’s development plans gather dust
Over 700 plots in Zandspruit, intended for residents to build their own homes, have stood vacant for six years.
Brief | 11 July 2025