Housing

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Land occupiers in Parkwood say they’ve waited 16 years

MEC Bonginkosi Madikizela to meet backyard dwellers on Tuesday

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Brief | 21 May 2018

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Patricia de Lille proposes affordable housing in Cape Town’s tallest skyscraper

Some units in the Zero2One building will be for households that earn up to R15k per month

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News | 20 May 2018

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Hopes raised that Zwelihle residents will get Schulphoek land

SAHRC commissioner says “breakthrough” over land for more housing; but protests have not stopped

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News | 18 May 2018

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Overcrowding leads to Ekurhuleni land occupation

New settlement named after Abahlali baseMjondolo president S’bu Zikode

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News | 16 May 2018

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East London has no budget to clean toilets, says official

Duncan Village communal toilets in terrible state

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News | 15 May 2018

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Vrygrond residents torch ward councillor’s car

Community protests after shacks demolished on Sunday morning

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Brief | 14 May 2018

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“This place, honestly, has saved my life”

Shelters to get boost from City of Cape Town for winter

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News | 14 May 2018

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Cheese factory has to secure its property or risk losing it

EbuMnandini residents interdicted from occupying Cremona land until September

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News | 12 May 2018

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Cape Town councillor promises new social housing by 2019

Activists vow to continue occupying Helen Bowden Nursing Home and Woodstock Hospital

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News | 11 May 2018

ARTICLE RETRACTED: R22 million Red Location Museum slowly being stripped nail by nail

This article plagiarised from another article published in 2016. This violates GroundUp’s principles. We have therefore retracted it.

News | 11 May 2018

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When losing your job means losing your home

Former farm worker battles to keep house on Ceres farm but farmer says there is a shortage of homes for current workers

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News | 10 May 2018

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Wolwerivier is the only option for Woodstock evictees, court told

Brett Herron urges families to apply for social housing

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News | 10 May 2018

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Living under an upturned boat

MS2, Vrygrond: five families live in three old bakkie canopies and a boat

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News | 9 May 2018

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Shacks demolished while occupied say Khayelitsha residents

City stops demolitions after fierce resistance and clash between police and occupiers

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News | 9 May 2018

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Gauteng court blocks occupation of cheese company’s land

Councillor backs company against occupiers

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News | 9 May 2018

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New settlement to be named after Gugulethu Seven

Backyarders make yet another attempt to occupy empty land in Gugs

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News | 8 May 2018