Housing
Groundview: The Cape Town fire is an urgent reminder to offer solutions to homeless people
If people are chased away, they are likely to return until a solution is found to the problem that prompted them to move there in the first place
GroundView | 19 April 2021
Woman dies, teenager hurt as fire guts 49 shacks in Cato Manor
Fire victims say they are likely to spend a second night outside because they don’t have material to rebuild their homes
News | 19 April 2021
Hillbrow residents move nearly 500 tons of trash from their derelict building
Massive clean-up at Florence House
By Julia Evans
Photo Essay | 16 April 2021
“We cannot escape the smell”: Women have to clear away sewage before they can do their laundry
Toilets overflowing since June last year, but eThekwini municipality says blockages are caused by foreign objects
News | 15 April 2021
Neighbour pays rent for family, saving them from eviction … for now
Couple lost their jobs at the start of the Covid-19 lockdown and have not been able to find permanent work since
News | 15 April 2021
Living in Covid village in Cape Town
City says occupation is illegal and it has no funds for such unplanned settlements
By Vincent Lali
Photo Essay | 14 April 2021
Ugly battle over social housing in Cape Town
Former employees of Communicare, dismissed for fraud, go to court to oppose evictions
By James Stent
News | 12 April 2021
Two communities battle Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality over housing
Relocation project on hold
News | 9 April 2021