Housing
New land occupation starts in Strand
Private land owned by construction company has stood vacant for over a decade
Brief | 8 April 2019
City ordered to compensate homeless for destruction of their possessions
Court found Johannesburg Metro police violated homeless people’s constitutional rights to dignity and privacy
Law | 8 April 2019
Railway line occupied as rapid Philippi informal settlement grows
Over 1,000 new shacks in Eyadini spread over PRASA land
By Vincent Lali
Photo Essay | 5 April 2019
SANDF unlawfully evicted people. It is now trying to move them to tents
Marievale residents say they would rather stay in their shacks
Brief | 4 April 2019
Man with disability has waited 11 years for temporary accommodation
Councillor says temporary housing was given to people who did not need it
News | 4 April 2019
Alexandra shut down as residents take to the streets
Protesters complain about overcrowding and problems with water and electricity
By Zoë Postman
News | 3 April 2019
Tensions rise as 600 RDP houses stand empty in Nigel
High time we got answers, say Alra Park residents
News | 2 April 2019
RDP house not finished after seven years
Woman in Khayelitsha has been moving from shack to shack as she waits for her house to be completed
By Vincent Lali
News | 2 April 2019
One thousand new homes earmarked for Masiphumelele
City commitment to start settling people in October follows long period of community discussions
News | 1 April 2019