Housing

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Land occupiers apply for interdict against Ekurhuleni metro police

“The court will see who is lying and who is telling the truth”

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News | 9 April 2019

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Politicians have failed us, say Alexandra residents

Ramaphosa, Mashaba to visit township after protests

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News | 9 April 2019

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New land occupation starts in Strand

Private land owned by construction company has stood vacant for over a decade

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Brief | 8 April 2019

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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

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Law | 8 April 2019

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Railway line occupied as rapid Philippi informal settlement grows

Over 1,000 new shacks in Eyadini spread over PRASA land

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Photo Essay | 5 April 2019

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SANDF unlawfully evicted people. It is now trying to move them to tents

Marievale residents say they would rather stay in their shacks

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Brief | 4 April 2019

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Man with disability has waited 11 years for temporary accommodation

Councillor says temporary housing was given to people who did not need it

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News | 4 April 2019

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Alexandra shut down as residents take to the streets

Protesters complain about overcrowding and problems with water and electricity

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News | 3 April 2019

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Tensions rise as 600 RDP houses stand empty in Nigel

High time we got answers, say Alra Park residents

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News | 2 April 2019