Housing
Thousands left homeless by devastating Kennedy Road shack fire
One man died in the blaze early on Sunday morning
Brief | 17 July 2023
District Six residents oppose homeless shelter on historic site
Protesters want former Tafelberg crèche to be used for a community centre instead
News | 17 July 2023
R15-million Covid housing project ruined by fraud
Fraud accused in 2020 Talana construction case still to be brought to court
News | 12 July 2023
Public Protector probes government’s 2022 flood relief efforts
Auditor-General recently revealed that KwaZulu-Natal only spent R251-million of the R5.8-billion budget allocated in the aftermath of the 2022 floods
News | 12 July 2023
Philippi man couldn’t save his 6-year-old niece from burning shack
Oyama Meje and two adults died on Sunday night in Phola Park informal settlement fire
News | 10 July 2023
Police open murder case after man shot during Cape Town protest
SAPS says the shooting was not related to a protest by shack dwellers from Taiwan settlement in Khayelitsha
By Vincent Lali
News | 6 July 2023
Dunoon residents battle blaze from their shack roofs
Fire destroys 50 homes, leaving families in the biting cold
Brief | 6 July 2023
KwaZulu-Natal tornado victims hoping for rapid help
Some Inanda families lost all their possessions and their homes
Brief | 5 July 2023