Housing
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
De Lille requests investigation into Foreshore property sale
Site appears to have been sold by the City of Cape Town for much less than it was worth
News | 30 September 2018
Renewed effort to occupy land in Wallacedene
SANCO has come out in support of the land occupation
By Vincent Lali
News | 28 September 2018
City misses deadline on Masiphumelele land
Community wants land for relocation of wetland shacks and a development plan as agreed last year
News | 26 September 2018