Housing

KZN transit camp erupts over long wait for houses

We are living like animals, says Isipingo resident

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Brief | 24 August 2018

Better roads allow fire trucks faster access to Imizamo Yethu fire

“It could have been a lot worse,” says shop owner

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News | 22 August 2018

Lighting for Marikana at last

Shack dwellers welcome switch-on of first high-mast light

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News | 22 August 2018

City of Cape Town wants millions from Maynard Street tenants

Why the sudden rush? ask residents

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Brief | 22 August 2018

Mthatha villagers block road, demand electricity

Mayor agrees to convene a meeting

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Brief | 21 August 2018

Residents threaten to destroy new road

People who had homes demolished for road construction in 2013 have still not been compensated

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Brief | 20 August 2018

Land occupiers raise funds for fire victim, water installations, gravel roads

City of Cape Town criticises illegal water connections at Khayelitsha land occupation

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News | 20 August 2018

Land occupiers in Mthatha won’t move until they get houses

Municipality says the vacant land is earmarked for a “major development”

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Brief | 20 August 2018

Court gives Bella Vista occupiers a month to submit affidavits

Witzenberg Municipality says the homes were only for people who had been waiting more than ten years

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Brief | 16 August 2018

Cape Town’s homeless and evicted march to Mayor’s office

Social movement Housing Assembly wants housing for all an end to illegal evictions

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Brief | 16 August 2018

Court to decide how to handle home repossessions

Activist group wants judges to be able to waive reserve prices only in exceptional circumstances

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Law | 16 August 2018

Former mayor promised us houses, say Nyanga residents

Shack dwellers in Lotus Park emergency housing say they have been waiting since 2003

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News | 15 August 2018

Stand off between Old Mutual and Khayelitsha occupiers

Residents were removed but returned almost immediately

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Feature | 13 August 2018

Occupiers of Cape Town buildings hold first congress

Reclaim The City elects leaders and adopts constitution on Women’s Day

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Brief | 10 August 2018

Fire leaves scores homeless in East London

Victims of the fire were waiting to be moved to formal housing

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Brief | 9 August 2018