Housing
PE councillor’s house burnt and vehicle sabotaged
Twelve people arrested for public violence and intimidation
Brief | 15 July 2019
Shelter supports City’s approach to homeless people
“Exemptions from the bylaw for homeless people will increase impunity and lead to worse social conditions on the street” says CEO of Haven Night Shelter
Text by Tariro Washinyira. Photos by Masixole Feni.
News | 15 July 2019
“The black poor majority on farms are feeling the rot of this system”
Farm workers and farm dwellers protest to demand rural reforms
News | 12 July 2019
Abahlali leader blames government for baby’s death
Sbu Zikode says that Khwezi Mlingo would have survived if Cato Manor’s shacks had water and electricity
By Musa Binda
Brief | 12 July 2019
PE residents stop street works to demand jobs
Municipality condemns disruption of service
Brief | 12 July 2019
Makhuluplaas farm labour tenants forgotten since 1991
“They have been on the land the longest and they still don’t have flushing toilets”
By Zoë Postman
News | 12 July 2019
GROUNDVIEW: Cape Town property deal needs independent investigation
Growthpoint’s explanation for Foreshore property sale is unconvincing, but the City has the hardest questions to answer
GroundView | 11 July 2019
Police and developers blame each other for unlawful eviction
Land occupiers in Mayfield intend to bring contempt of court action
By Zoë Postman
News | 10 July 2019
“They don’t want the world to know we exist” says Olympic Park resident
Residents of an informal settlement opposite Maitland Cemetery believe the City has neglected them
News | 10 July 2019