Housing
Alexandra residents protest in Sandton over state of township
“We want to burn our tyres here so that these streets can look like the streets of Alexandra”
By Zoë Postman
News | 19 June 2019
Heritage body pushes Woodstock developers back
Plans for luxury apartment block put on hold
News | 18 June 2019
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