Johannesburg mayor says allocation is in final stages but does not commit to a timeframe for occupation of the complex built during the covid pandemic
Brief | 5 September 2025
Department of Public Works and Ndifuna Ukwazi square off in court
Brief | 4 September 2025
Floods are expected to leave many more people homeless in the coming years
By Joseph Bracken, Tsoanelo Sefoloko and Daniel Steyn
News | 4 September 2025
The City of Joburg is yet to make its “dark buildings” safe
News | 2 September 2025
Second day of protests by shack dwellers in Westville
Brief | 27 August 2025
Residents of New Monwabisi Park want their illegal connections temporarily formalised while they await electrification
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 22 August 2025
237 social housing units are planned
Brief | 22 August 2025
Residents of Nomakanjani informal settlement say they were promised they’d be moved
Brief | 21 August 2025
Dozens of families affected by floods in January are still without shelter. The KZN human settlements department fails to answer our questions
Brief | 15 August 2025
Skierlik lacks waste collection, sewage, electricity and potable water
News | 14 August 2025
Thirteen families, who have been living in a community hall in Butterworth for a month, have been ordered to leave
Brief | 13 August 2025
At a protest Ekurhuleni West students demanded the eviction of the families in “24 hours”
Text by Kimberly Mutandiro. Photos by Ihsaan Haffejee.
News | 13 August 2025
Protesters blocked the R300 in Cape Town on Thursday
Brief | 8 August 2025
Gauteng Department of Human Settlements spent R78-million on plans that never materialised
News | 30 July 2025
Affordable housing in the inner city is no longer a dream, says MEC
Opinion | 27 July 2025
1,476 social housing units planned at 16-storey development
Brief | 25 July 2025