Housing
De Lille and protesters in tense stand-off
Vrygrond residents furious that the mayor addressed media before them, while she accused the community’s leadership of rejecting all the City’s proposals
News | 26 June 2018
Officials don’t understand how much I struggle to survive, says land occupier
Shacks demolished on state-owned land in Khayelitsha
By Vincent Lali
News | 26 June 2018
Battle for Bo-Kaap’s future
Residents are protesting against gentrification but a heritage consultant is sceptical of “nostalgia of an imagined past”
Text by Aidan Jones. Photos by Barry Christianson.
Feature | 26 June 2018
“This area is used as a dumpsite” says Mandela Park resident
Residents accuse the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality of neglecting their informal settlement. They believe politicians only visit the area to garner votes.
By Chris Gilili
News | 25 June 2018
EFF runs land occupation in Brakpan
But the municipality, which owns the land, wants to develop it for housing
News | 22 June 2018
Occupiers take over Old Mutual property
Company says the flats and surrounding land were earmarked for a low-cost housing project
News | 22 June 2018
Shacks flooded after week of Cape rains
Dam levels are rising and Day Zero in 2019 is unlikely, but for hundreds of thousands of people, the rains bring hardship
Photo Essay | 22 June 2018
Chaos in Uitenhage as angry residents demand housing repairs
Protestors claim ward councillor only serves ANC members
Brief | 21 June 2018
Community confused why they don’t have electricity while their neighbours do
In the meanwhile, residents of RR Section in Khayelitsha use illegal connections
News | 21 June 2018