Housing
Police and protesters accused of brutality in Hermanus
Cele promises to bring IPID to Zwelihle to investigate
By Tariro Washinyira and Chumani Mazwi
Feature | 25 July 2018
City acts against Steenvilla evictees
Long-running battle at Cape Town’s largest social housing complex may have drawn to an end
News | 25 July 2018
Family of ten live with TB in one shack
“All I need is a healthy place where I can live with my children”
By Chris Gilili
Brief | 25 July 2018
Cape Town’s neglected council flats
City says it will spend R147 million on upgrades to the rental units it owns
By Mary-Anne Gontsana and Thembela Ntongana
Feature | 24 July 2018
Woodstock families given eight months to vacate homes
Magistrate says eviction is a result of gentrification
News | 24 July 2018
I was naked when officials burst into my shack
City of Cape Town demolishes shacks in Nkandla
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 23 July 2018
Power struggle between ANC and EFF in Brakpan turns violent
Some residents oppose EFF’s involvement in land occupation
News | 23 July 2018
In photos: Bheki Cele versus Hermanus protesters
Tensions escalate in Zwelihle following assault on police officer and subsequent house raids by SAPS
Text by Chumani Mazwi. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
News | 21 July 2018
Cape Town’s apartheid-era hostel dwellers want family homes
“I have to share a room with my children and grandchildren”
News | 20 July 2018