Housing
New housing project in Simon’s Town leaves backyarders and tenants in limbo
Shacks are being demolished as families move from Redhill to new houses in Dido Valley
News | 22 November 2023
Mandela Park shacks petrol-bombed
This is the latest in a series of attacks on this group of land occupiers since August
By Vincent Lali
News | 21 November 2023
Farm worker family evicted, belongings dumped on the side of the road
“I am broken” says Jan Marthinus, in tears after his family was left homeless
News | 20 November 2023
Hundreds homeless after shack fire rips through Durban settlement
MEC for Human Settlements promises to fast-track assistance
Brief | 17 November 2023
Teenager’s drowning highlights broken promises in Kliptown
Families living in crumbling houses near the river bank say Gauteng government promised to relocate them years ago
News | 17 November 2023
Spoekiesdorp families haunted by past evictions and uncertain future
“Many of us are here because we were evicted from farms. We were dumped here”
Text by Marecia Damons. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
News | 17 November 2023
Shack dwellers want sand mining halted
They say the sand is damaging their shacks. The City of Cape Town says the affected households will only be relocated in 2024
By Vincent Lali
News | 15 November 2023
Durban residents, dumped for 2010 world cup, protest
They were told in 2009 their temporary accommodation was only for six months
Brief | 13 November 2023
After 24 years, almost 1,000 RDP houses in Mthatha are still not finished
The Hawks are now investigating
News | 13 November 2023