Housing
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
Victory for debtors as judges rule that cases must be referred to lower courts
Pretoria High Court finds that access to justice is denied by dragging cases into high courts
By Ciaran Ryan
Law | 3 October 2018