Housing

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Masiphumelele residents want permission to occupy vacant City land

Meeting between City officials and residents started and ended chaotically

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News | 15 March 2017

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Shacks demolished for reblocking after Hout Bay fire

Fire victims ask where they are supposed to sleep

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News | 13 March 2017

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Arrests after Masiphumelele protest cuts cycle tour short

Residents block roads in support of housing demands

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News | 13 March 2017

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Jewish Capetonians sign petition calling for social housing at Tafelberg

Tafelberg property could “advance equality and integration”

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News | 13 March 2017

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In photos: Fire destroys numerous homes in Hout Bay

City reports two people died

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Photo Essay | 11 March 2017

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Smouldering discontent in Masiphumelele years after fire

Residents are dissatisfied by the ward councillor’s written response to their memorandum

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Brief | 10 March 2017

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New round of evictions in Wolwerivier

Residents say they live in overcrowded conditions while houses stand empty

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News | 9 March 2017

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Leaving Home

The story of how eviction has hurt a Cape Town family

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Video | 7 March 2017

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Disabled 72-year-old trapped alone in her shack all day

Former domestic worker Beauty Qamata lost her legs to diabetes

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News | 6 March 2017