“This was a new invasion and the people had not settled there. No court order was required,” says City
By Musa Binda
Brief | 16 October 2019
Residents say they weren’t consulted about the sale, while city councillor encourages them to bid for the property
News | 17 September 2019
Informal settlements in Nelson Mandela Bay are crowding out schools, they say
News | 2 September 2019
Ingonyama Trust denies customary ownership rights to people living on its land
By Zenande Booi and Nokwanda Sihlali
Opinion | 29 August 2019
“The judgment doesn’t understand the reality confronting the people of Klein Akker Farm” says community leader
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 23 August 2019
“Our animals graze in yards and graveyards because there is no land for us”
News | 23 August 2019
Appointing a special master to assist the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform is not judicial overreach
By Zoë Postman and Wilmien Wicomb
Law | 21 August 2019
Evictees say all their possessions were seized
By Vincent Lali
News | 21 August 2019
SCA rules protecting an occupier’s religious and cultural rights is consistent with treating them with respect and dignity
Law | 21 August 2019
People relocating to Mpukwini from Island informal settlement had their shacks demolished on the weekend
By Vincent Lali
News | 19 August 2019
Hundreds of people from Endlovini informal settlement in Port Elizabeth demand answers from ward committee
Brief | 8 August 2019
Shack dwellers say their belongings were torched, leaving them destitute
By Musa Binda
Brief | 5 August 2019
Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa has released a series of reports on informal settlements
Brief | 29 July 2019
Human Settlements MEC briefs South African Human Rights Commission after protests in Alexandra
By Zoë Postman
Brief | 23 July 2019
“The soldiers said it was just a teaser of what they will do to the rest of Happiness Village residents”
News | 23 July 2019
The family plans to move to Wellington at the end of July
News | 19 July 2019