Housing
In photos: Overcome Heights battered by storm
Ward councillor says there’s a long-term plan to help the community
Text by Matthew Hirsch. Photos by Brenton Geach.
Brief | 28 June 2025
In photos: Hundreds of homes flooded in Saldanha Bay
Municipality and Gift of the Givers offer warm meals and clothing to victims
Text by Matthew Hirsch. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
Photo Essay | 27 June 2025
Women, evicted from farms, march for housing
They want the Drakenstein Municipality to provide detailed plans, timeframes, and budget for housing
By Liezl Human
Brief | 27 June 2025
Khayelitsha residents scoop buckets of water from flooded homes
Many Taiwan informal settlement residents are now sleeping at the community hall
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 26 June 2025
Court to decide fate of Hope Street homeless camp
Housing rights group argues the City’s Safe Space shelters do not meet constitutional requirements for alternative accommodation
News | 24 June 2025
Tshwane investigation into illegal suburb raises hopes
Leeuwfontein home owners want their neighbourhood to be made a formal part of the city so that they can get water and sanitation
Brief | 23 June 2025
Social housing at Salt River Market moves one step forward
Heritage approval granted, but funding is uncertain and informal settlement families still need to be relocated
By Matthew Hirsch and Daniel Steyn
News | 23 June 2025
Darling Street families in limbo after eviction case postponed
The Department of Public Works will meet with the City of Cape Town to discuss alternative accommodation
Brief | 19 June 2025
These families have no toilets, but sewage from other people’s toilets flows past their homes
Riverside informal settlement is built on a floodplain, says City of Cape Town, so services can’t be provided
News | 18 June 2025