Housing
Swartland law enforcement demolish shacks on land earmarked for housing development
About 250 people attempted to occupy land reserved for the De Hoop housing development in Malmesbury
News | 31 March 2023
Unemployment the main cause of homelessness in Tshwane, report finds
Survey counted 4,177 homeless people in the city
News | 28 March 2023
Tensions brew between coloured and black communities in Nigel over housing occupation
“Our government has succeeded in dividing us as a people because we are now fighting against each other because of the mess it created”
News | 24 March 2023
Nearly a year after the floods, eThekwini villagers are still hoping for help
Inanda families say they are being ignored
By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik and Tsoanelo Sefoloko
News | 24 March 2023
Protesters block roads in Dunoon with burning tyres and rubble
Anger over City of Cape Town demolishing and confiscating material of “unoccupied” shacks since Saturday
Brief | 22 March 2023
No water, electricity or toilets for 280 families in Khayelitsha informal settlement
Residents say they have lived without basic services for three years
By Vincent Lali
News | 20 March 2023
Nearly 600 families at a temporary relocation area in Durban share eight toilets
eThekwini Municipality says its water and sanitation unit is busy with repairs
By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik and Tsoanelo Sefoloko
News | 17 March 2023
After decades living in council flats, tenants want title deeds
Elderly residents of Nigel’s Alra Park say they were on the housing list but were allocated rental flats. Now they want ownership
News | 16 March 2023
Asbestos found in old hospital intended for homeless shelter
A new site in Zonnebloem in Cape Town has been identified instead of the Robbie Nurock Day Hospital
News | 15 March 2023