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After the grape season ended, my landlord cast me out

Homeless seasonal grape pickers continue to occupy Kraaifontein land

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News | 11 July 2018

More than 80 families use one toilet

The families living in the temporary shelters in Braelyn were moved there after their shacks burnt down in 2013

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News | 11 July 2018

Parkwood families await repairs to fire-ravaged council flats

Two council units in Parkwood burnt down in May and June. Residents were given containers to live in

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News | 10 July 2018

Khayelitsha fire victims still struggling for decent housing

TRA residents have been waiting five years for relief

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News | 10 July 2018

Hundreds flock to occupy municipal land in Pietermaritzburg

Msunduzi municipality says it has an interdict preventing anyone from building on the land which is earmarked for housing

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News | 10 July 2018

Children “too scared to play outside” in Ocean View

Residents demand increased police visibility, CCTV cameras, more stop and search operations

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News | 9 July 2018

Post Office strike halts payment to grant beneficiaries

The workers say they have not received a wage hike in three years. They are demanding a 12% wage increase

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News | 9 July 2018

Informal traders march against by-law amendments

Traders say the proposed changes will impede on their ability to earn a living

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News | 6 July 2018

Health workers say they are undervalued and poorly equipped

The South African Human Rights Commission hosted a dialogue on the impact of strikes by health workers

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News | 6 July 2018

Students tell of “deplorable” accommodation at Nelson Mandela University

University says it has resolved some of the problems and will address the rest next semester

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News | 6 July 2018

“I have no food at home” says grant recipient following Post Office glitch

Nearly 800,000 beneficiaries affected by payment problems

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News | 5 July 2018

Homeless and hopeless after fire ravages Good Hope

“Why are people still living here despite the countless promises to move them?” asks activist

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News | 5 July 2018

Informal settlement dwellers rebuild despite repeat demolitions

Councillor says land belongs to the City and is earmarked for future housing projects

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News | 5 July 2018

Social housing residents demand option to buy homes

Evicted people, informal settlement residents and backyarders march through city centre

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News | 5 July 2018

Emergency housing for Hermanus community

But unclear if it will be enough to placate protesters

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News | 5 July 2018

Commuters hit by taxi fare hike

“It makes escaping poverty so much harder because you continuously have to keep grinding and struggle to keep your family afloat”

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News | 4 July 2018