Housing
Expropriating land without compensation: shack-dwellers have their say
“People just want decent homes. They are not asking for palaces.”
News | 5 June 2018
Protests close down Cape Town business district
Westlake marchers walk 8km to councillor’s office demanding housing
By Thembela Ntongana and Bernard Chiguvare
News | 4 June 2018
Tsunami residents demand toilets and a clean neighbourhood
“Sometimes residents return from the bushes undressed after thugs rob them of their clothes and hard-earned cash.”
By Vincent Lali
News | 4 June 2018
Dispute over legality of Khayelitsha shack demolitions
Social Justice Coalition claims shacks were occupied and that City didn’t have eviction order
News | 1 June 2018
Land occupiers set building alight with family inside
“All I could hear was frantic screaming” says employee of Cremona Cheese Factory
By Zoë Postman
News | 1 June 2018
Vastrap residents demand houses, roads, toilets and electricity
Despite tensions, black and coloured residents protest together
News | 1 June 2018
No sign of promised Masiphumelele houses
Construction was due to start six months ago
Brief | 1 June 2018
Vrygrond: Mayor’s new proposal for housing
Land close to landfill could be used if tests show it is safe
News | 30 May 2018