Housing
Joburg community plays cat-and-mouse with City Power over illegal connections
City Power technicians removed over 18,000 kilogrammes of illegal wiring on Wednesday. But minutes after they left, people were seen making new electricity connections
News | 1 August 2024
Joburg fire survivor pleads for help to recover his baby’s body
Marshalltown Fire Justice Campaign calls for City to compensate victims and release remaining bodies at the morgue
News | 31 July 2024
Apartheid-era hostel causing a stink in Eastern Cape town
More than 200 families live in the dilapidated Molo hostel in Butterworth without toilets - and the smell is annoying the neighbours
News | 26 July 2024
Dozens of families affected as polluted Cape Town dam overflows
Informal settlement flooded with filthy water
News | 23 July 2024
City of Joburg’s property error causes havoc for homeowners
Stand numbers in Bertrams are in a mess, affecting billing, valuations, and property sales
By Steve Kretzmann, Daniel Steyn and Jabulile Mbatha
News | 23 July 2024
Apartheid-era flats are “a ticking time bomb”
Residents want the broken-down flats fixed; the municipality says the residents must first pay rent
News | 23 July 2024
Mpumalanga traditional leader sold plots on land he didn’t own
Court orders eviction at the request of Thembisile Hani Local Municipality
News | 19 July 2024
Batten down the hatches: Cape Town families shovel sand to fend off further flooding
We don’t know how we are going to get through this disaster, says Siqalo resident
By Sandiso Phaliso and Marecia Damons
News | 16 July 2024