Housing
How two audacious occupations are shifting the housing debate
An introduction to our series on the occupations of Helen Bowden Nurses Home and Woodstock Hospital
GroundView | 29 August 2018
Allegations of violence at Helen Bowden Nurses Home
Residents of the occupation report that their lives are safer, but domestic violence does occur
Feature | 29 August 2018
Dirty tricks: The battle to control the Helen Bowden and Woodstock Hospital occupations
There have been violent attempts to take over Helen Bowden and a smear campaign against Ndifuna Ukwazi’s leaders
Feature | 29 August 2018
Reclaim the City has the potential to change Cape Town, but it faces many threats
Our view of the Helen Bowden and Woodstock Hospital occupations
GroundView | 29 August 2018
Shack dwellers kept back at gunpoint as 81 homes demolished
Land occupiers on private land at Doornbach informal settlement had their building materials confiscated
Brief | 28 August 2018
Langa and Nyanga residents call for City official to step down
“If there is corruption, experts will investigate and the law will take its course,” says Mayco councillor
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 27 August 2018
Herds of cows, grunting pigs, chickens and goats invade RDP yards
“We know we are not supposed to live with cattle, but where else can we go?” asks elderly resident
Brief | 27 August 2018
KZN transit camp erupts over long wait for houses
We are living like animals, says Isipingo resident
Brief | 24 August 2018
Better roads allow fire trucks faster access to Imizamo Yethu fire
“It could have been a lot worse,” says shop owner
By Tara Osborne
News | 22 August 2018