Housing
Funeral held for baby Alunamda, but her death has not been put to rest
“She died during a struggle of our people” says community leader
Brief | 5 July 2019
Woman has waited seven years in cold, leaking shack for builders to finish her RDP house
People’s Housing Process contractor went into liquidation, says City
By Vincent Lali
News | 3 July 2019
Child-headed household faces bleak future
Siyanda Nyovane is head of his household and lives in a shack. The 19-year-old has kept himself and his younger brother in school for years
News | 2 July 2019
No water, no toilets, no electricity in Qandu-qandu
Thousands in Khayelitsha informal settlement hope and wait for basic services
Text by Mary-Anne Gontsana. Photos by Masixole Feni.
Photo Essay | 1 July 2019
Court interdicts Ekurhuleni from reblocking informal settlement
City will appeal the court order affecting Vusimuzi in Tembisa
By Zoë Postman
News | 28 June 2019
Growthpoint loses court case against Reclaim the City
Judge refuses application for final interdict against occupation of controversial land
Brief | 28 June 2019
Masiphumelele fire station set to open this year
The project was set back by nearly two years over the appointment of the contractor
Brief | 27 June 2019
Pietermaritzburg municipality lets water go to waste, but residents have to queue at the tap
100 people to one tap in Pavilion informal settlement
News | 27 June 2019
The people of Plastic City cannot even afford zinc shacks
People live in homes built of discarded board and plastic next to a Brakpan dump site
Photo Essay | 27 June 2019