Land
28 years later, thousands of land claims are still outstanding
It could take another 15 years to settle outstanding claims lodged by 1998
Chart by The Outlier. Text by GroundUp Staff.
Charts | 21 August 2026
We’re not criminals, say Transnet land occupiers
Housing activists Ndifuna Ukwazi head to court try to stay the eviction of more than 160 people by 30 September
News | 20 August 2026
Farmworkers fear eviction from Paarl wine estate
Fourteen families are at risk of losing the homes they have lived in for decades
News | 15 July 2026
Huge court victory in battle for affordable housing in Cape Town
ConCourt rules that Western Cape government and City of Cape Town are constitutionally obliged to provide affordable housing in the inner-city
Law | 2 July 2026
Housing activists march to Parliament against proposed land bill
Housing crisis won’t be resolved through harsher eviction laws, says activist
Brief | 15 June 2026
Informal settlement destroyed by Operation Prosper must be rebuilt, court rules
Thousands of people left homeless, says the SAHRC
Law | 15 June 2026
Hundreds protest new land occupation law in Durban and Joburg
Activists fear amendment bill will criminalise poor and landless people, and those who help them
By Joseph Bracken, Ihsaan Haffejee and Tsoanelo Sefoloko
Brief | 12 June 2026
Draft Bill on evictions puts tenants at risk
A new Bill proposes to criminalise land occupation and strip away eviction protections
By Lee-Anne Gaertner, Thuto Gabaphethe, Lulama Madyaka and Robert Krause
Opinion | 10 June 2026
Government may finally be heeding calls for Cape Town military land to be developed for housing
An estimated 67,000 homes could be built at Ysterplaat, Wingfield and Youngsfield
Brief | 18 May 2026