Housing
Gqeberha ward councillor leads protest for services in Soweto-on-Sea
Demonstrators led by ANC Councillor Xolile Vingqi blocked entry to the municipal Lillian Diedericks Building
Brief | 23 July 2025
Immigrant families left homeless after eviction from army land in Marievale
The SANDF has denied claims that it did not offer alternative accommodation
News | 23 July 2025
Hundreds of people face eviction from abandoned Sibanye-Stillwater mining village
Families, among them former mine workers, occupied houses in Waterpan Village seven years ago. The company wants them out.
Text by Jan Bornman. Photos by Ihsaan Haffejee.
News | 14 July 2025
People live in squalor as City of Joburg’s development plans gather dust
Over 700 plots in Zandspruit, intended for residents to build their own homes, have stood vacant for six years.
Brief | 11 July 2025
“A grave would be better than my shack”, says Kariega resident
Shack dwellers still don’t have houses after years of promises
Brief | 10 July 2025
Affordable housing without state subsidies – City of Cape Town says it will work
City plans to sell land to private developers at a discount
By Daniel Steyn and Matthew Hirsch
Analysis | 9 July 2025
Still no homes for families moved during pandemic
Gqeberha temporary accommodation leaky and cold
Brief | 9 July 2025
Government to help Khayelitsha flood victims rebuild their homes
More than 100 people have been living at the Fulani Community Hall in Khayelitsha since last week
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 9 July 2025
200 shacks destroyed as fire rips through Isiphingo informal settlement
More than 300 people displaced, says eThekwini municipality
Brief | 8 July 2025