Housing
Green Point fire could have been contained say residents
A lack of water and access roads hindered efforts to douse shack fire in Khayelitsha
By Vincent Lali
News | 4 March 2019
Mayor of Nelson Mandela Bay says hands off Uitenhage land occupation
Over 200 shacks erected in Khayelitsha with ward councillor’s support
News | 1 March 2019
20,000 people at risk of eviction on Drakenstein farms
“We aren’t going anywhere!” says resident
Feature | 1 March 2019
Six years and government house still not finished
Thembeka Mpete has been waiting since 2013 for a contractor to finish building her home
By Vincent Lali
News | 28 February 2019
Land alone is not enough
If municipalities fail to supply services, communities cannot properly use their land
By Lee-Anne Bruce and Sithuthukile Mkhize
Opinion | 25 February 2019
Eastern Cape residents must make way for taxi rank
Second time in four years that the people of Bhekela informal settlement will be moved
Brief | 22 February 2019
Toilets overflow and taps run dry in Enkanini
Residents vow to continue protesting until the problem is fixed
By Vincent Lali
News | 21 February 2019
Immigrants targeted in Alexandra housing battle
Vigilantes accused of throwing families out of RDP housing
Text by Christopher Clark. Photos by Shaun Swingler.
Feature | 21 February 2019