Housing
Land occupiers rebuild shacks next to the N2, burn tyres and rubble
Nomzamo schools close, fearing responses to protest action
News | 9 September 2019
“Proper shelter can change a person completely”
The City of Cape Town has relocated people to the Pickwick site close to the city centre. And it’s working.
By Drew Wayland
News | 6 September 2019
Cape Town cops assault land occupier
City says it will investigate
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 4 September 2019
Brakpan residents accuse municipality of excluding them from housing project
“They will only remove us in coffins” says protester
Brief | 3 September 2019
Residents give Gauteng Premier seven days to respond to demand for land
Land identified for possible housing has been standing vacant for months
By Zoë Postman
News | 31 August 2019
Khayelitsha land occupiers to square off with City in court
The group occupying land in Makhaza plan to oppose their eviction in court on 9 September
By Vincent Lali
News | 30 August 2019
Despatch housing project halted by “political tensions”
A group of residents have occupied a housing project site in a protest against their ward councillor
News | 30 August 2019
Tensions flare at Cape housing dialogue
Gatvol Capetonian has given government 30 days to address some of their demands
News | 29 August 2019