Housing
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
Our lives have changed for the better, say land occupiers
Former Khayelitsha backyarders say their financial problems have been eased, but councillor warns that land is unsuitable for living
By Vincent Lali
News | 30 May 2018
Land occupiers demand cheese factory site
We have nowhere else to live, say EbuMandini residents
By Zoë Postman
News | 29 May 2018