Housing
Philippi backyarders protest, demanding to be left to build on open land
“We associated Ramaphosa with a better life, hence we named this open land after him”
Brief | 26 May 2018
Parkwood protests continue as officials meet
Province promises to discuss “plan” with residents
Brief | 24 May 2018
Khayelitsha residents march in the rain demanding better living conditions
Memorandum delivered to ANC councillor
Brief | 24 May 2018
Parkwood erupts in protest after shack demolitions
“How must we sleep now? On glass, on sand, on bricks, on garbage? They took everything from us.”
By Annie Cebulski and Aidan Jones
News | 23 May 2018
Minister attempts to reassure Parkwood backyarders
“So what do we do now? Do we take down the structures that are already up? If we do, where will we go?” asks land occupier
News | 23 May 2018
“We’re not asking for a place like Marina Da Gama” says Vrygrond protester
Running battles over land occupation continue
News | 21 May 2018
Maynard Street residents snubbed by mayoral committee members
“They are running away from accountability to the electorate” says community spokesperson
By Aidan Jones
News | 21 May 2018
Land occupiers in Parkwood say they’ve waited 16 years
MEC Bonginkosi Madikizela to meet backyard dwellers on Tuesday
Brief | 21 May 2018
Patricia de Lille proposes affordable housing in Cape Town’s tallest skyscraper
Some units in the Zero2One building will be for households that earn up to R15k per month
News | 20 May 2018