Housing
Thousands of people need toilets, taps and electricity in Khayelitsha
New Monwabisi Park shack dwellers march for basic services
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 10 October 2018
No land, no vote, say residents of Freedom Park
“As old as l am, l do not have a house. If l die today my children will not have a home.”
Brief | 9 October 2018
Wallacedene shack dwellers close down housing project
City of Cape Town says project should not target one specific community only
By Vincent Lali
News | 9 October 2018
Shack dwellers protest against assassinations
At least 16 activists aligned to Abahlali baseMjondolo have been killed since 2013
By Nomfundo Xolo and Thembela Ntongana
News | 8 October 2018
They were forcibly removed under apartheid. Now they want their land back. But it’s occupied.
And a planned mega-housing project also stands in their way
Feature | 8 October 2018
Homeless poorly treated in Bedfordview
People living on the street say they will resist smear campaigns and persistent attempts to have them removed
News | 8 October 2018
City demolishes hundreds of shacks in Wallacedene
Anger spills over after evictions; families and clinic attacked
By Vincent Lali
News | 5 October 2018
City lost R140 million it could have spent on poor people, say protesters
Housing activists protest at offices of Growthpoint Properties in Cape Town
Brief | 4 October 2018
Banks are clogging up the justice system, says court
Pretoria High Court orders banks to use magistrates’ courts when acting against debtors
By Ciaran Ryan
Law | 4 October 2018