Housing
Railway line shack dwellers trash ward councillor
Protesters are demanding services and recognition for Eyadini informal settlement in Cape Town
By Vincent Lali
News | 26 October 2020
Court order has big implications for land expropriation
Municipality must return land to 84-year-old pensioner because it didn’t obtain his consent, suggesting that parts of the Expropriation Act are unconstitutional
Law | 23 October 2020
No housing on Rondebosch Golf Club for now
City says the land is unsuitable, but Ndifuna Ukwazi says the decision is “blindingly shortsighted”
By Liezl Human
News | 22 October 2020
Housing protest after Gauteng “delivers nothing” on 2018 promise
Protesters want to know what happened to the Rapid Land Release Program
By Zoë Postman
News | 22 October 2020
Shack dwellers want a share of toilet building tender
“Nothing about shack dwellers without involving shack dwellers” says member of new business forum
News | 20 October 2020
Abahlali leads hundreds in march against corruption in Durban
“The thieves must be called to justice” says ABM deputy president
News | 20 October 2020
Land occupiers tear down ‘unoccupied’ shacks in overcrowded township
Community leader says the group will have to answer for their actions at an upcoming mass meeting
News | 19 October 2020
Unfinished RDP houses abandoned for nearly two decades
The housing department says it has since appointed contractors to complete two projects in Stutterheim
News | 19 October 2020
Shack demolitions spark Durban protests
Residents from many informal settlements blocked roads, demanding basic services
News | 16 October 2020