Housing
Six years later Eastern Cape storm victims still without houses
Some found their names were never on the beneficiary list
News | 13 October 2026
Minister to take Knoflokskraal occupation to court
Government says it has evidence of fraudulent land sales and extortion
By Liezl Human
News | 12 October 2026
Protesters demand RDP houses after waiting decades
Gauteng residents in informal settlements say repeated requests for answers on housing from the Premier’s office have gone unanswered
News | 9 October 2026
Households on Cape Town sewage pond demand to be relocated
On Wednesday residents of Siyangena informal settlement in Philippi East protested
Brief | 8 October 2026
The government says she got a house. But Emily Lepota still lives in a shack
The house is marked complete on housing system, but it has no roof
Brief | 8 October 2026
R1-billion to fix North West’s failed housing projects
The province is sitting with roughly 25,400 unfinished homes
Text by Seth Thorne. Photos by Ihsaan Haffejee.
News | 1 October 2026
Airbnb by-law doesn’t do enough to address Cape Town’s housing crisis
Only primary residences should be allowed on Airbnb
By Leila Kidson
Opinion | 1 October 2026
Woodstock land occupiers lose bid to appeal eviction
Insufficient evidence that occupiers will be left homeless, judge finds
Brief | 30 September 2026
Cape Town Airbnb hosts could pay triple rates
Short-term letting properties may be subject to commercial rates
News | 28 September 2026