Housing
Kariega flood victims forced to move back to sodden land
Residents of Old Lapland informal settlement protested against returning as they fear the dam wall above them will burst
News | 9 July 2024
Butterworth families evicted by chiefs in 2011 are still waiting for promised houses
People of Bhungeni were moved to make way for a mall which has still not been built
News | 9 July 2024
City of Cape Town buys occupied Marikana land seven years after landmark ruling
Last week Eskom disconnected over 300 illegal connections in the settlement. Hours later people connected them again.
News | 8 July 2024
Last 100 Paradise Park residents in Hermanus evicted
Decade-long battle to stave off eviction comes to an end
News | 5 July 2024
Gauteng government abandons hundreds of homeless people in Tshwane shelters
Organisation that provided food and social services owed R2.9-million
By Daniel Steyn and Masego Mafata
News | 4 July 2024
Two people die as fire rips through crowded backyard in Strand
Community leader says there were 13 shacks in one yard in Nomzamo township in Cape Town
Brief | 1 July 2024
We have no engineer to build your houses, official tells Kariega protesters
R334 blocked by shack dwellers for the second time in a month
News | 25 June 2024
PRASA fined R25,000 by City of Cape Town for contravening zoning laws
Temporary relocation of families occupying central line contravened municipal by-laws
Brief | 22 June 2024
Huge housing project stopped by “masked thugs”
Beneficiaries of Covid Village relocation project in Cape Town marched to Mfuleni police station to demand SAPS take action
By Vincent Lali
News | 19 June 2024