Housing
Two people die during Soweto hostel protest
Anger over the dilapidated hostel has been simmering for years
Brief | 19 May 2025
Residents of emergency housing in Durban protest against eviction
Province says they earn too much to qualify to stay, but they disagree
Brief | 14 May 2025
Judge slams Gauteng land grab
The “use of court processes and laws which are designed to protect the vulnerable is deplorable”, says Judge Denise Fisher
Law | 13 May 2025
Dunoon erupts in protest after the City of Cape Town knocks down walls in informal settlement
Residents have been replacing shacks with brick and mortar homes
News | 13 May 2025
Buffalo City wants to recover R16-million in Covid housing funds
Officials and contractors need to pay up, council resolves
By Johnnie Isaac and GroundUp Staff
News | 9 May 2025
Families in Cape Town’s squalid backyards are still waiting for promised housing project
The Greater Retreat Housing project was announced in 2018
News | 9 May 2025
Homes bulldozed in Roodepoort
City of Joburg says this is not an “eviction” but a “relocation”
News | 8 May 2025
Chaos in Flagstaff as municipality demolishes homes ‘sold’ by chief
Municipality says property is earmarked for development
By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik and Yamkela Ntshongwana
News | 7 May 2025