Housing
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
Trouble in Paradise Park: the seven-year battle to keep eviction at bay
“I would not have invested my money here if somebody told me the truth,” says Hermanus home owner
Text by Marecia Damons. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
Feature | 27 October 2022
The Mamelodi hostel where “Emzini Wezinsizwa” was filmed is a mess
Site of hit 1990s SABC comedy series has no electricity
News | 25 October 2022
“The municipality dumped us here like rubbish” says Gqeberha woman
Many of Rolihlahla’s households were moved to the prefabricated bungalows by the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality because of Covid
News | 24 October 2022
Judge “unscrambles an egg”: 20 years of property sales reversed
It started in 2001 when a bank bought the house for R100
Law | 24 October 2022