Housing
Cape Town’s inner-city housing programme has stalled, activists say
City of Cape Town blames “major” delays on the occupations by Reclaim the City in 2017
News | 18 July 2022
City opens criminal case against flood victims occupying community hall
About 60 Mfuleni families moved into the hall after floods in June
Brief | 15 July 2022
“Our children play in fields full of poop and pee” says protester
Hundreds of Bayland informal settlement residents block roads in Gqeberha over electricity and basic services
Brief | 14 July 2022
Woman waiting for a house since 1994 hopes for a home in Winning Way
Dunoon housing project to give homes to 1,500 families
News | 14 July 2022
City blames occupiers for “hampering development” in Soshanguve
About 300 households at Kopanong informal settlement don’t have water and proper electricity
By Chris Gilili
Brief | 13 July 2022
Land activist’s shack burnt down
Tensions rise in Khayelitsha as City relocates people from Enkanini to Backstage
By Vincent Lali
News | 13 July 2022
Build our houses or face court action, community warns Housing Development Agency
The HDA bought 700 hectares of land near Malmesbury just outside Cape Town eight years ago. But the agency says it was only officially appointed as implementing agent for the project in March this year.
News | 12 July 2022
Fire crew attacked responding to blaze where toddler died
The five-year-old boy was home alone with his three-year-old brother when the fire started
Brief | 11 July 2022
Increased housing subsidy will result in more informal settlements
By not increasing the overall housing budget, fewer people will be getting formal houses from government
By Ronald Eglin
Opinion | 8 July 2022