Housing

Tensions between residents of houses and shacks spill over into violence in Cape Town

Siyakhana shack dwellers accuse Mandela Park residents of attacking them

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News | 5 September 2023

Residents of Johannesburg’s “dark buildings” fear for their lives after deadly fire

Fires are a constant threat for people living in dilapidated buildings without electricity

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News | 4 September 2023

Stalled for years, Durban housing project faces further delays

A R112-million contract has expired and the municipality says it will issue a new tender

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News | 1 September 2023

Survivors of horrific Joburg building fire tell their stories

“I tried to go back to find my wife but the entrance was on fire”

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News | 31 August 2023

NGOs respond to being blamed for Johannesburg fire

They say they make sure the law is upheld, while the City of Johannesburg has failed to provide alternative accommodation for evicted people

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News | 31 August 2023

Johannesburg fire: photos and interviews with an eye witness and rescuer

Death toll now 73 and expected to rise

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Photo Essay | 31 August 2023

Government needs to innovate if it hopes to address the housing crisis

NGOs could play a vital role as intermediaries

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Opinion | 30 August 2023

Housing activists march to President’s doorstep

The existing State Land Disposal Act could be used to fast track the use of public land for human settlement

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News | 23 August 2023

Mamelodi shack dwellers won’t get promised houses anytime soon

City of Tshwane says it intends to complete approval for a township for Stoffel Park in April 2024

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News | 23 August 2023

Students fear being evicted again if NSFAS payment issues not resolved

“My family is over 1,500 kilometres away in the Free State and I don’t really have anyone in Cape Town that I can go live with if we are evicted again,” she says.

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News | 18 August 2023

Families flee Cape Town informal settlements under threat

Nearby backyarders hope for houses, though the City of Cape Town says the land is “lost” for housing

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News | 18 August 2023

Residents of Afrikaner enclave want to be integrated into City of Tshwane

Discontented Kleinfontein residents question company rule under share block scheme

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News | 17 August 2023

Swellendam protesters torch municipal offices

Shops looted as residents take to the streets complaining of racism and neglect

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News | 17 August 2023

Dozens of families still homeless a month after Durban shack fire

While waiting for building material, fire victims have been living in the community hall or with neighbours

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Brief | 15 August 2023

Shack dwellers look to renewable energy to power informal settlements

A group of organisations have created successful small projects, but now they want to aim bigger

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Brief | 15 August 2023

Family demand justice for teen shot dead during protest

“Not a single government official has come here to show their sympathy” laments Karabo Chaka’s uncle

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News | 7 August 2023