Housing
Dunoon residents’ housing hopes dashed
City plans mixed-income development not state housing for 72-hectare site
By Peter Luhanga and Abonge Chiya
News | 16 September 2026
Cape Town “killing field” to be used for housing
R7.6-million Seawinds park was stripped and vandalised
Brief | 10 September 2026
Protesters block Cape Town roads, demanding electricity
But Siyangena informal settlement is built on land not owned by the state
Brief | 9 September 2026
Informal settlements are here to stay. Let’s upgrade them
Upgrading informal settlements is a cheaper and more effective way to improve lives
By Ronelle Burger and Eldridge Moses
Opinion | 7 September 2026
Observatory occupiers “at the mercy of the City and Gugulethu residents”
The high court has ordered Singabalapha residents to leave by 30 November
News | 3 September 2026
Roodepoort families find strangers living in their subsidised flats
Margaret Verland was allocated a flat in 2018. She is still in a shack.
News | 2 September 2026
Climate Week kicks off with a train trip from Cape Town to Khayelitsha
Journey aims to highlight how climate change affects communities
By Alice Scott and Emihle Ngwane
News | 1 September 2026
Soweto housing fraud case back in court
“They can postpone as much as they like, we will get justice,” says housing scam victim
By Seth Thorne
Brief | 27 August 2026
Government to evict people from 166 occupied properties
Department of Public Works wants to “turn the tide” on unlawful occupations
By Liezl Human
Parliament | 27 August 2026