Housing
Community blocks project to house elderly
They are demanding that the municipality first build them toilets
Brief | 22 September 2020
Cape Town councillors and activists trade accusations over land occupations
20,000 shacks have been built since January but City says it only has money to build 2,000 houses
News | 16 September 2020
We are living in liquid shit, say eThembeni families
City of Cape Town says it’s not possible to drain away dirty water after sewage pipe burst
News | 16 September 2020
Little hope for Knysna’s 9,000 backyarders
“I grew up as a backyard dweller and now I am raising my children as one”
Brief | 16 September 2020
Students say private accommodation is expensive and unsafe in PE
Protesters demand municipality convert derelict buildings into residences
Brief | 16 September 2020
Councillor defends Cape Town’s record on homeless people
“Cape Town sprang into action, reaching roughly double the number of homeless persons compared to the whole of Gauteng”
Right to reply | 11 September 2020
Spatial injustice remains at core of rising inequality
Activists believe a radical “new normal” is needed for land reform
By Kyla Hazell and Nkosikhona Swartbooi
Opinion | 10 September 2020
The smell of fire hangs in the air in Imizamo Yethu
Bantu Dabula’s home has been burnt down three times
Text by James Stent. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
News | 10 September 2020
Family’s RDP home sold without their knowledge
Headman who charged R1,500 fee for sale condemned by chief and provincial authority
News | 9 September 2020