Housing
Six years and government house still not finished
Thembeka Mpete has been waiting since 2013 for a contractor to finish building her home
By Vincent Lali
News | 28 February 2019
Land alone is not enough
If municipalities fail to supply services, communities cannot properly use their land
By Lee-Anne Bruce and Sithuthukile Mkhize
Opinion | 25 February 2019
Eastern Cape residents must make way for taxi rank
Second time in four years that the people of Bhekela informal settlement will be moved
Brief | 22 February 2019
Toilets overflow and taps run dry in Enkanini
Residents vow to continue protesting until the problem is fixed
By Vincent Lali
News | 21 February 2019
Immigrants targeted in Alexandra housing battle
Vigilantes accused of throwing families out of RDP housing
Text by Christopher Clark. Photos by Shaun Swingler.
Feature | 21 February 2019
Shackdwellers’ homes destroyed on Valentine’s Day
City of Cape Town says shacks were unoccupied but residents disagree
News | 20 February 2019
1,000 families move onto vacant land as mayor freezes evictions
Residents name settlement “Bobani Village” after Nelson Mandela Bay mayor
Brief | 20 February 2019
Buffalo City mum on its shoddy RDP houses
Residents say they occupied the poorly built, incomplete houses after they had stood empty for six months
News | 15 February 2019