Housing
Swellendam protesters torch municipal offices
Shops looted as residents take to the streets complaining of racism and neglect
News | 17 August 2023
Dozens of families still homeless a month after Durban shack fire
While waiting for building material, fire victims have been living in the community hall or with neighbours
Brief | 15 August 2023
Shack dwellers look to renewable energy to power informal settlements
A group of organisations have created successful small projects, but now they want to aim bigger
Brief | 15 August 2023
Family demand justice for teen shot dead during protest
“Not a single government official has come here to show their sympathy” laments Karabo Chaka’s uncle
By Chris Gilili
News | 7 August 2023
Slovo Park fury at City of Johannesburg’s broken promises
City has still not upgraded the settlement in spite of a 2016 court ruling
By Chris Gilili
News | 4 August 2023
Heritage approval granted for social housing development at old Woodstock hospital
The City of Cape Town has welcomed heritage approval to proceed with its social housing plans, but the hospital is already occupied
News | 1 August 2023
Khayelitsha volunteers roll up sleeves to clean up uncollected rubbish
Residents say the contractor stopped cleaning over two months ago because of a dispute with the City
News | 1 August 2023
Six family members, including three children, die in Khayelitsha shack fire
One person is still being treated in hospital for life-threatening burns
By Vincent Lali
News | 31 July 2023
Ten years after GroundUp revealed her plight, a disabled woman and her autistic son are still living in a tiny shack with no electricity or sanitation
Musa Pani is now 17 and nothing has changed for the better
News | 27 July 2023