Housing
Two die in Philippi fire
Neighbours tried but failed to put out shack fire with buckets of water
Brief | 26 March 2018
Evicted land occupiers take refuge in crèche
Dozens of children and adults left homeless after City demolitions in Kraaifontein
By Vincent Lali
News | 22 March 2018
Cape Town residents call for land for “dignified homes”
“Apartheid still exists in our spatial plan in Cape Town and in other cities” says Mayco Member Brett Herron
News | 21 March 2018
Cape Town to pilot “safe space” for homeless people
Councillor says new approach may be more successful at reducing the number of people living on the streets
By Aidan Jones
News | 20 March 2018
Cape Town housing activist fatally stabbed
Latest of several violent incidents allegedly involving security guards at Helen Bowden Nurses Home
News | 19 March 2018
Mfuleni’s evicted land occupiers squat in makeshift communal shacks
“The shack becomes jam-packed in the evening”
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 19 March 2018
Evicted residents distressed at prospect of living in Wolwerivier
The temporary relocation area is far from social grant paypoints, medical facilities, shopping malls, work opportunities and the police station
News | 19 March 2018
PE officials and residents debate land occupations
Municipality encourages people to register on housing database but backyarders say the wait is too long
News | 16 March 2018
Scores left homeless after demolitions in Makhaza
Spate of land occupations in Cape Town continues
Brief | 14 March 2018