Housing
Mitchells Plain residents refuse to accept Langa rail occupiers as neighbours
“Try to understand our plight and our current living conditions” says Langa rail occupier
News | 9 November 2023
Hundreds of RDP houses illegally occupied in Randfontein
The occupation of more than 360 houses was sparked by allegations of corruption at the housing project
News | 8 November 2023
Cape Town city centre tenants in tears as municipality auctions their homes
City says the Maynard Street homes are part of a de-proclaimed road scheme and are no longer required for municipal purposes
News | 6 November 2023
Fire victims sleep outside to protect their plots
“We sleep with our kids on our plots because we don’t want other residents to build their own shacks on them”
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 3 November 2023
RDP houses left incomplete for eight years
Kanana Park residents in Johannesburg have had to finish construction at their own cost if they can afford it
News | 3 November 2023
Insult to injury: will there be any justice for District Six families?
Six families ask the state to expropriate their homes to avoid eviction
By Jonty Cogger
Opinion | 2 November 2023
Two dead in two shack fires since Friday in Dunoon
About 50 structures destroyed leaving 200 people homeless
Brief | 1 November 2023
Durban families have been living in this “transit camp” for 15 years, and now their homes are falling apart
They say eThekwini municipality promised that their stay would only be for 6 months, but they’re still there
News | 1 November 2023
Families evicted from farms have been dumped in Spoekiesdorp
The households in the Worcester informal settlement must be relocated, says the South African Human Rights Commission
News | 31 October 2023