Housing
Heavy rains flood Cape Town’s informal settlements
More rain forecast for the rest of the week
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 29 June 2021
Shack dwellers who own houses will have their shacks destroyed, warns municipality
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality is expected to start “formalising” about 140 informal settlements across the city this week
Brief | 28 June 2021
Gauteng families huddle around fire at night without food or sufficient shelter
Ekurhuleni spokesperson says they were evicted because their occupation was illegal but admits housing backlog was “not being eradicated at the pace the homeless community would like to see”
News | 25 June 2021
“We don’t have anywhere else to go” says Johannesburg occupier
Eviction case pending against Rosettenville families while City asked to provide emergency accommodation
News | 23 June 2021
“I grabbed my son and a suitcase packed with clothes” says fire victim describing a chaotic scene
More than 50 Capetonians have been left in the rain with nowhere to sleep tonight
By Vincent Lali
News | 22 June 2021
Plett residents in court after protests against stalled housing project
The project was approved in October 2019 but has yet to break ground
Brief | 21 June 2021
Covid-19 vaccinations: homeless people at risk of being left out
At present the system requires an ID to register
News | 21 June 2021
State asks for more time to investigate case against Table Mountain fire accused
Accused’s lawyer wants case struck from court roll should the state not be ready next month
Brief | 18 June 2021
Families left homeless in Tsakane after 60 shacks demolished
Occupiers say they were tired of their pleas for housing “falling on deaf ears”
News | 18 June 2021