Housing
Joburg’s Golden Highway barricaded in housing protest
Freedom Park residents demand land
By Zoë Postman
News | 23 October 2018
Toilets unserviced for five years in East London
Residents say 200 people use two working toilets and one communal tap
By Chris Gilili
Brief | 22 October 2018
Fire leaves over 1,000 people homeless in Philippi
City says approximately 120 shacks destroyed and 1,400 people displaced in Kosovo informal settlement
News | 22 October 2018
Heartbreaking stories after massive Khayelitsha blaze
Hundreds of shacks destroyed and one person killed
By Vincent Lali and GroundUp Staff
News | 21 October 2018
Land occupiers in Philippi want City to buy Oasis land
Oasis Crescent Property mum on future of occupation
News | 19 October 2018
Families who fled Blikkiesdorp ask City for help
A resident claims that crime, not race, is at the root of the conflict
News | 16 October 2018
Villagers battle princess over land
Ward councillor condemns actions of Princess Nomaxhosa Jongilanga after shacks demolished
By Chris Gilili
News | 15 October 2018
Canals remain an open sore in Masiphumele Wetlands
Residents unhappy with City’s efforts; Provincial government however paints a rosy picture
News | 12 October 2018
After mass demolitions land occupiers return to Wallacedene
Family that was lawfully living on the land, but pushed out by occupiers, now lives in an Open Kadett.
By Vincent Lali
News | 11 October 2018