Housing
Mdantsane residents close down ANC ward councillor’s office
Councillor Ntombizodwa Gamnca laughs off allegations that she is involved in dodgy housing deals
By Lisekho Madikane and Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik
News | 18 June 2019
A year after Hermanus unrest, land occupation unresolved
Residents occupying private land in Schulphoek to oppose eviction in court on Tuesday
News | 17 June 2019
Shack dwellers’ homes demolished and possessions burnt
Land occupiers to take eThekwini Municipality to court for “criminal” act
By Musa Binda
Brief | 14 June 2019
Mother gave up her sick child because she lives in a shack without services
Nomaphelo Nomala says her only wish in life is to have her four-year-old daughter live with her
News | 14 June 2019
Vehicles torched as Philippi East residents demand toilets
Siyangena settlement without water and toilets after more than a year, raising flags about sanitation and safety
News | 13 June 2019
Durban shack dwellers dispute legality of repeated demolitions
Cato Manor occupiers say their homes were not unfinished nor left vacant, contradicting municipality’s claims
By Musa Binda
News | 12 June 2019
Homeless but living in a community hall
Hangberg shack fire victims say they should be given houses
News | 11 June 2019
Two years after fire, Hout Bay residents are crammed in disused buildings
City blames ongoing court case for delays in re-establishing settlement in Imizamo Yethu
News | 10 June 2019
How Wynberg court is evading public scrutiny
Magistrates are ignoring Constitutional Court judgment
By Tessa Eidelman, Shaun Russell, Deena Bosch, Lumumba Chia and Ashura Easton
Opinion | 10 June 2019