Housing
Hundreds lose their homes in Cape Town fire
Doornbach informal settlement hit by early morning blaze
Brief | 13 March 2018
Woodstock residents shocked by prospect of life in Wolwerivier
Community warns of conflict if more people relocated to overcrowded settlement
News | 13 March 2018
We need bowling greens and golf courses for affordable housing
How can a parking lot that is empty for 18 hours a day be a better land use than a home?
Opinion | 12 March 2018
City removes 182 shacks in Khayelitsha
Some residents squeezed new structures among existing homes in Msindweni informal settlement
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 12 March 2018
Freight trains stopped for weeks as backyarders fight for land in Dunoon
“We need land to build shacks. If we demand houses we are going to wait till we are old and frail.”
News | 10 March 2018
Dire need for housing is South Africa’s biggest challenge
We are on track to exceed our targets for the delivery of houses in Cape Town for the current financial year
By Brett Herron
Opinion | 8 March 2018
Riot in Mfuleni follows shack removals
“I want to have my own place and stand on my own two feet because I’m an adult”
By Vincent Lali and GroundUp Staff
News | 8 March 2018
Mother tells of her child’s death in shack fire
Family unable to afford funeral for nine-year-old
News | 8 March 2018
Why we woke up Brett Herron at 5am with koesiesters
People evicted from their homes cannot be dumped in Blikkiesdorp or Wolwerivier
Opinion | 7 March 2018