Housing
What happened to Cape Town’s promised affordable housing policy?
Activists launch report on urgent need for “inclusive” housing policy
News | 14 November 2022
“We begged them not to take our belongings”
Homeless community removed from Gqeberha’s Grahamstown Bridge
Brief | 11 November 2022
Magistrate accused of bias in eviction case
Venice Burgins had made her views on Communicare clear in social media posts. Yet she failed to recuse herself from a case involving the social housing company.
By James Stent
News | 9 November 2022
“We just ran for safety,” says fire victim
Nompumelelo Maqhulumane is among nearly 160 left homeless by a fire in Buffalo City on Sunday
Brief | 8 November 2022
City of Johannesburg commits to addressing homelessness
“We cannot blame homelessness on the people experiencing it” says academic
By Chris Gilili
Brief | 4 November 2022
Gauteng government backtracks on housing promises
From a “mega project” to an “upgrade”: Marikana Soutpan families are still waiting
News | 2 November 2022
Gomora in Joburg is where dreams go to die
Families crowd into tiny rooms, with no electricity or water, making a living as best they can
Feature | 31 October 2022
Eastern Cape farm families plead for access to electricity and water
But farmers explain it is too costly for them to pay to install the infrastructure
News | 31 October 2022
Homeless: “I never grew up to stand by a robot with a board”
Cape Town organisation feeding nearly three times as many people since 2019
News | 28 October 2022