Housing

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Salt River family ordered to leave their home of 11 years

Nooran Dreyer and her family must leave tomorrow

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News | 7 December 2016

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Political parties lead march against electricity cuts

Nelson Mandela Bay Deputy-Mayor Mongameli Bobani accuses them of confusing residents

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News | 2 December 2016

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“We want a better life, maybe a brick house”

Elderly retrenched farm workers describe their difficulties

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News | 1 December 2016

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Reclaim the City demands end to Sea Point evictions

“I can’t be on the street with my children” says Thandeka Sisusa

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News | 30 November 2016

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They evict us and then complain about the homeless

Affordable housing desperately needed

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Opinion | 30 November 2016

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Masiphumelele residents fear being trapped if there’s a fire

New location has narrow roads and a fence surrounding it

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News | 30 November 2016

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New suburb in Fisantekraal gets underway

200 houses handed over, but some residents complain of lack of privacy

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News | 30 November 2016

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Stop giving to beggars so they can move elsewhere, says City councillor

I’m on the streets because my shack has been destroyed by the City, says homeless woman

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News | 28 November 2016

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No answers from municipality to residents’ complaints of leaking sewerage pipes

Duncan Village residents say their houses are wet and smelly

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News | 24 November 2016

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Fear of repeat disaster for rehousedfire victims

Khayelitsha families waiting years for homes, with no end in sight, are building extensions

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News | 23 November 2016

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Elderly farm workers face eviction

Some have worked on the Grabouw farm for more than 35 years

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News | 22 November 2016

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Reunited family shattered by fire

Shack fire in Paarl claims father's long lost son

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Brief | 21 November 2016

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Tafelberg study a breakthrough, say activists

270 units proposed for low-income households on Sea Point property

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News | 18 November 2016

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Toilet City eviction postponed by court

Port Elizabeth Municipality has until 15 December to report on alternative land and accommodation for occupiers

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News | 18 November 2016

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Feud over electricity in East London

Residents in RDP houses blame illegal connections for power failures

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News | 17 November 2016

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Blind man has to walk three kilometres to fetch water

The daily struggle of Ernest Mdunge and his disabled sister

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News | 16 November 2016