Housing
Durban hostels crumble but families have nowhere else to go
Thousands of people live in Lamontville’s apartheid-era hostels
Photo Essay | 26 May 2025
City says there’s no money for water and toilets for Mamelodi settlement
Residents say they have no choice but to illegally connect electricity and water
Text by Warren Mabona. Photos by Ihsaan Haffejee.
News | 24 May 2025
Dunoon residents threaten more protests over demolitions
They want the City of Cape Town to help resolve the housing crisis in the community
By Iva Fulepu
News | 23 May 2025
Housing plans for Tafelberg site revealed
Western Cape Government plans combination of social, affordable and high-end housing units
News | 22 May 2025
Two people die during Soweto hostel protest
Anger over the dilapidated hostel has been simmering for years
Brief | 19 May 2025
Residents of emergency housing in Durban protest against eviction
Province says they earn too much to qualify to stay, but they disagree
Brief | 14 May 2025
Judge slams Gauteng land grab
The “use of court processes and laws which are designed to protect the vulnerable is deplorable”, says Judge Denise Fisher
Law | 13 May 2025
Dunoon erupts in protest after the City of Cape Town knocks down walls in informal settlement
Residents have been replacing shacks with brick and mortar homes
News | 13 May 2025
Buffalo City wants to recover R16-million in Covid housing funds
Officials and contractors need to pay up, council resolves
By Johnnie Isaac and GroundUp Staff
News | 9 May 2025