Housing
City of Cape Town is not tackling housing crisis with urgency, say activists
Building social housing is complicated, says Malusi Booi
By Liezl Human
News | 24 May 2022
It’s residents versus residents in Cape Town suburb
An informal settlement has grown near Lansdowne station. People in houses nearby want it moved; people in the settlement say they have nowhere to go
Feature | 20 May 2022
Protesters blocking major Cape Town road want to extend their shacks
Residents say large families are cramped into small shacks at Zamimpilo informal settlement in Khayelitsha. But the City says they are unlawfully occupying land that is earmarked for development.
News | 19 May 2022
“I stood there watching the blaze kill my family”
Relative describes her helplessness as five people die in Khayelitsha fire
Brief | 16 May 2022
Minister promises land to people living on railway track
Fikile Mbalula tells community leaders he’ll be back in two weeks to show them the land
Brief | 14 May 2022
Five years and two building contractors, but these houses are still not finished
“The contractor left my house without a roof, windows and doors” says Fort Beaufort resident
News | 13 May 2022
Fresh air and better houses are weapons in the fight against TB
The disease has been rare in rich countries for 50 years, and one reason is decent housing
By James Stent
Science | 10 May 2022
Thousands of farm workers face eviction with the end of the National State of Disaster, activists warn
Women on Farms march against evictions in the Western Cape
By Liezl Human
News | 27 April 2022