Housing
Does Marikana really have 60,000 people?
Measuring the number of people living in an informal settlement is difficult
Analysis | 1 September 2017
City of Cape Town ordered to buy land for Marikana residents
Court ruling ensures that 60,000 people will not be evicted from their homes
News | 30 August 2017
Court gives Steenvilla residents another chance
Evictees given additional time to apply for leave to appeal
By Laura Bratton, William Yoder and GroundUp Staff
News | 30 August 2017
Municipality apologises for destroying occupied shacks
Backyarders accuse Witzenberg Municipality of ignoring their pleas for housing
News | 30 August 2017
Better street lights would reduce crime, say Khayelitsha residents
“People are being targeted even going to the toilet”
News | 30 August 2017
Legality of Howell Street evictions questioned
“You cannot evict someone unless you have alternative accommodation, and these people have nowhere to go” says municipality official
News | 25 August 2017
Backyarder programme doesn’t go far enough, say Bellville South residents
Residents complain of living conditions in spite of City of Cape Town upgrade
News | 25 August 2017
Cape Town skyscraper to include “affordable” apartments - at R800,000 each
Buyers would have to earn at least R25,000 a month
News | 25 August 2017
PE deputy mayor breaks ranks on land occupation
Bobani tells residents the municipality was wrong
News | 23 August 2017