City opens criminal case against flood victims occupying community hall
About 60 Mfuleni families moved into the hall after floods in June
Brief | 15 July 2022
Woman waiting for a house since 1994 hopes for a home in Winning Way
Dunoon housing project to give homes to 1,500 families
News | 14 July 2022
Land activist’s shack burnt down
Tensions rise in Khayelitsha as City relocates people from Enkanini to Backstage
By Vincent Lali
News | 13 July 2022
UCT Jagger Library insurance payout delayed for over a year
Funds needed to rebuild the library after the 2021 fire are still not secured
By Daniel Steyn
News | 13 July 2022
Build our houses or face court action, community warns Housing Development Agency
The HDA bought 700 hectares of land near Malmesbury just outside Cape Town eight years ago. But the agency says it was only officially appointed as implementing agent for the project in March this year.
News | 12 July 2022
Work on River Club development in “willful” contempt of a court order, say picketers
Developers say the matter will be decided by the Western Cape High Court on Tuesday
Law | 11 July 2022
Homeowners clash with shack dwellers over electricity in Mfuleni
The City of Cape Town removed illegal connections on Saturday and restored power after a month-long outage
Brief | 11 July 2022
Fire crew attacked responding to blaze where toddler died
The five-year-old boy was home alone with his three-year-old brother when the fire started
Brief | 11 July 2022
GroundUp reporters hijacked and robbed
This was one of many car hijackings in Philippi and Nyanga this past week
By James Stent
News | 8 July 2022