Housing
Unemployed fire victims can’t afford to rebuild their homes
National Department of Human Settlements Rapid Response Team to visit Overcome on Friday to find a solution
News | 15 January 2021
Westville households get electricity after 10 years
Residents believe their area will be safer without illegal connections
Brief | 12 January 2021
Khayelitsha residents rally to help fire victims
Community wants New Year’s Day fire to be declared a local disaster
By Vincent Lali
News | 11 January 2021
2020 in pictures: a year of living dangerously
Covid-19, evictions, fires and an elephant: GroundUp’s photos of the year
Photo Essay | 22 December 2020
RETRACTED: Court sets aside eviction of social housing occupiers, for now
NO COURT ORDER WAS MADE - ARTICLE RETRACTED
Brief | 21 December 2020
Woodstock facilities falling into ruin
Resident says the park and town hall have been deteriorating for years
News | 18 December 2020
Elderly residents won’t be left on the streets, says CPOA
About 300 residents living in Cape Flats retirement homes will be moved to other facilities
By Liezl Human
News | 14 December 2020
Residents of Cape Town informal settlements share their challenges
The City has said that most parcels of occupied land are not suitable for housing or permanent bulk services
By Vincent Lali
News | 10 December 2020
Families abandoned to deadly asbestos risk
Makhanda councillor says they shouldn’t have occupied buildings
Brief | 10 December 2020