Housing
Sewers blocked for months in Pietermaritzburg
Municipality admits to a problem with payments to drainage contractor
Brief | 23 January 2019
Tensions over land in picturesque Cape village
Greyton residents caught in the middle of a political battle
News | 21 January 2019
Cato Crest residents battle continuous demolitions
“All of my son’s school books have been burnt, books that I had bought with my last cents. What will I tell him? Where will he even sleep?”
News | 18 January 2019
GROUNDVIEW: Is the education system improving?
Also: Dangers of election opportunism
GroundView | 17 January 2019
Rental Tribunal sends clear message to landlords: Don’t treat tenants unfairly
Two Salt River families win cases against property owner
Law | 17 January 2019
City accused of destroying occupied shacks in Khayelitsha
Authorities say shacks were unoccupied but residents say otherwise
By Vincent Lali
Feature | 15 January 2019
Showdown with Herman Mashaba looms over housing court order
Municipality has missed deadline to find accommodation for Hillbrow residents, but Johannesburg official says backlog is the fault of past administrations
By Zoë Postman
News | 15 January 2019
Families still without electricity, four years after fire
No electricity can be installed in wetlands, says City of Cape Town
News | 15 January 2019
Dozens of homes destroyed in Overstrand fire
Betty’s Bay bears the brunt of blaze, which is now under control
Photo Essay | 12 January 2019