Housing
Occupiers of Cape Town buildings hold first congress
Reclaim The City elects leaders and adopts constitution on Women’s Day
Brief | 10 August 2018
Fire leaves scores homeless in East London
Victims of the fire were waiting to be moved to formal housing
By Chris Gilili
Brief | 9 August 2018
Owner breaks down house under tenants’ feet
Woodstock property stripped before eviction hearing starts
News | 8 August 2018
Uitenhage housing protest ends in land occupation
“It pains me when you burn tar roads while you demand new ones” councillor tells protesters
News | 6 August 2018
87-year-old man walks three kilometres to fetch water
Smiling Valley has waited for basic services since 1992
By Chris Gilili
News | 6 August 2018
RDP houses built in a floodplain
Worst affected residents say they are prepared to relocate immediately
News | 6 August 2018
Tembisa land occupiers accuse police of brutality
City says it is committed to building houses on the land
By Nation Nyoka
News | 3 August 2018
PAC denies trading land for membership
The party is in talks with the municipality over a land occupation in Tembisa
By Nation Nyoka
News | 3 August 2018
Parkwood housing project gets underway
But neighbours worried about property values
News | 3 August 2018