Land
Land occupation named after Mayor Bobani erupts in protests
“He said we can rebuild our shacks and live here. He promised to give us toilets, water and electricity”
News | 29 October 2019
Occupations are the tool to hold government to account, say housing activists
Reclaim The City holds AGM
News | 21 October 2019
Khayelitsha land occupation grows under cover of darkness
About 400 families now live in Zweledinga says community leader
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 17 October 2019
“Illegal and criminal” demolitions in Durban, say shack dwellers
“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
Bonteheuwel women fight auction of their garden
Residents say they weren’t consulted about the sale, while city councillor encourages them to bid for the property
News | 17 September 2019
Traditional leaders want land for initiation schools
Informal settlements in Nelson Mandela Bay are crowding out schools, they say
News | 2 September 2019
King Zwelithini’s trust keeps people poor
Ingonyama Trust denies customary ownership rights to people living on its land
By Zenande Booi and Nokwanda Sihlali
Opinion | 29 August 2019
Court orders hundreds of Kraaifontein farm dwellers to be relocated to Philippi
“The judgment doesn’t understand the reality confronting the people of Klein Akker Farm” says community leader
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 23 August 2019
Small-scale farmers demand access to land
“Our animals graze in yards and graveyards because there is no land for us”
News | 23 August 2019