Housing
Fire rips through Joe Slovo settlement, destroying 50 houses
IDs, textbooks, school uniforms destroyed
Brief | 18 September 2019
Oak Valley: employers and employees argue over court jurisdiction
Workers want their plea for better housing heard in the Equality Court
News | 17 September 2019
Protesters disrupt auction of evicted family’s house
Auctioneer says City of Cape Town “jumped through hoops” for evictees
By Drew Wayland
Brief | 17 September 2019
80-year-old Woodstock man evicted from his home of 43 years
Family spends night on the street
By Drew Wayland
Brief | 17 September 2019
Services delayed, inaccessible after wave of protests in Motherwell
“This has definitely affected development in the ward” says councillor
News | 16 September 2019
Confusion over land ownership leaves Butterworth residents in limbo
Hundreds of families without services for 12 years
News | 16 September 2019
Housing activists take City of Cape Town to court
Activists want new developments in city centre to include affordable housing
Law | 14 September 2019
Ten schools closed as police chase land occupiers into Strand
“No one wants to stand up for us” say occupiers
News | 12 September 2019
How do we reduce shack fires?
City’s poorest residents use both insurance and technology to fight fires
By Tessa Knight and Candy Chan
Feature | 10 September 2019