Housing
In photos: residents clash with police in Davidsonville
Threat to cut off water and electricity spark protests, but a multitude of festering problems underlie community’s anger
Photo Essay | 12 June 2017
Court ruling protects people from homelessness
Judgment clarifies what must happen in eviction hearings
Law | 12 June 2017
Workers fear job losses after forestry burns
200 people evacuated from Longmore Sawmill
News | 9 June 2017
Gale overturns shacks in Mfuleni and Khayelitsha
City’s informal settlement residents battle to stay dry and warm during this week’s storm
Photo Essay | 9 June 2017
Man dies in raid by Red Ants
Accusations of theft and assault against eviction squad in Ivory Park
By Andrew Bennie and Moeketsi Monaheng
Feature | 9 June 2017
Lull in the storm: Capetonians pick up the pieces
Communities in Macassar Village and Taiwan section of Khayelitsha mopped up, tried to keep warm and assessed the damage
Photo Essay | 8 June 2017
Land occupiers say “we will die fighting for our shacks”
Protest turns violent after High Court eviction order served on Ehlovini shack dwellers
News | 8 June 2017
In photos: Cape Town’s tempest
At least five dead, and many lose their homes
By GroundUp Staff and Mandla Mnyakama
Photo Essay | 8 June 2017
Dozens of Hout Bay homes severely damaged in Cape storm
Some shacks that were rebuilt after the fires earlier this year blew down
By Natalie Pertsovsky and Lilly Wimberly
Photo Essay | 7 June 2017