Housing
In April their homes were destroyed by a flood. Now their new homes are being demolished
Dozens of Enkanini residents continue to rebuild their homes in defiance of the eThekwini municipality
By Musa Binda
News | 23 July 2019
SANDF soldiers accused of terrorising immigrant shack dwellers
“The soldiers said it was just a teaser of what they will do to the rest of Happiness Village residents”
News | 23 July 2019
Newcastle residents say coal mine puts them in danger
Informal mining is causing houses to crack
News | 22 July 2019
Child dies in shack fire while mother was out keeping neighbourhood safe
17-month-old Kungawo Mondile died on Tuesday night in Bobani Village
Brief | 19 July 2019
100-year-old man gets a house after waiting 22 years
Dipabalo Boy Mohedo and his wife Johanna Nsibande were presented with their new home on Mandela Day
Brief | 19 July 2019
Family living along R44 in Paarl buy a house
The family plans to move to Wellington at the end of July
News | 19 July 2019
The land is “unsuitable for habitation” says municipality, but thousands live on it
Sikiti informal settlement in Butterworth, Eastern Cape, was established over 20 years ago
News | 19 July 2019
Latest study finds over 6,000 people living on the streets of Cape Town
Mayor Plato says there is a need for more safe spaces for homeless people
Brief | 18 July 2019
Old Brakpan residents, removed under apartheid, demand land
“The houses we were allocated in Tsakane are low in value compared to land in Brakpan … It is only fair that we are returned”
Brief | 16 July 2019