Housing
“Sink hole” families to be moved
Dozens of Khayelitsha families have been living above a collapsing sewer pipe
By Vincent Lali and GroundUp Staff
News | 26 November 2025
Parliament takes social housing regulator to task over stalled projects
Ten projects with more than 3,800 units still need to be completed
Brief | 20 November 2025
Bo-Kaap residents call for Airbnb to be regulated
Long-standing residents say they are being pushed out by short-term rentals
News | 19 November 2025
Bid to evict District Six pensioner dismissed
Court rules an eviction would be unjust given Noor-Banu Allie’s age, limited income and deep ties to District Six
Law | 18 November 2025
Inner city Cape Town: no room for locals
Short-term letting through various platforms, including Airbnb, locks up 70% of residential units in the central city
Analysis | 18 November 2025
MPs condemn unsafe living conditions at occupied Cape Town building
Helen Bowden Nurses Home, near the V&A Waterfront, was occupied in 2017
Photo Essay | 18 November 2025
Cape Town needs rent control. Here are six ways we could do it
Renting a home close to the city has become unaffordable even for many middle-class households
By Gabbi le Roux, Adam Narain and Jonty Cogger
Opinion | 17 November 2025
Hundreds of incomplete homes stand empty in KwaZulu-Natal housing project
Provincial government has spent more than R101-million
By Joseph Bracken and Tsoanelo Sefoloko
News | 17 November 2025
Families living in temporary housing for 13 years accuse eThekwini of neglecting them
They were moved to make way for a housing project that is yet to be built
Brief | 10 November 2025