Housing
“We will die waiting for our houses”
Elderly shack dwellers in East London have been waiting for formal housing for 25 years
News | 3 November 2017
No electricity delivery, so illegal suppliers thrive
“It is clear that all basic services are in our hands and not the relevant people”
News | 3 November 2017
Woodstock woman evicted from her home of 26 years
Carmina Vieira’s case has been taken up by housing activists
Brief | 1 November 2017
Eviction and the law: what the Constitutional Court says
Western Cape farm case shows the limits of legal battles in the struggle for decent housing
Law | 31 October 2017
Human Settlements admits state is failing Cape Town’s informal settlements
R100 million left unspent
By Suné Payne
Parliament | 26 October 2017
Community moved for 2010 World Cup still living in transit camps
Thousands of families have been stuck for years in camps around Durban
News | 26 October 2017
Activists halt Woodstock eviction
“This is the direct impact of gentrification”
News | 25 October 2017
False alarm sets off protest at Cape Town’s biggest social housing complex
WhatsApp message claimed, wrongly, that 600 families were to be evicted on Monday
Brief | 23 October 2017
Airbnb and Cape Town’s rising rents: an interview with Chris Lehane
The company’s strategy boss says regulation is welcome. But why hasn’t government done so?
Interview | 23 October 2017