Housing
Short of money and desperate, Khayelitsha residents start land occupation
“Sometimes we sleep on empty stomachs because we have no food”
By Vincent Lali
News | 24 July 2019
“We don’t grow plants, we grow people”
Streetscapes’ urban gardens offer people living on the streets a way to reintegrate with society
News | 24 July 2019
Gauteng wants blanket court interdict on land occupations
Human Settlements MEC briefs South African Human Rights Commission after protests in Alexandra
By Zoë Postman
Brief | 23 July 2019
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