Housing
What happens when people in state housing cannot pay the rent?
A look at what happened at Steenvilla, Cape Town’s largest social housing complex
By Shaun Swingler and Maxwell Roeland
Feature | 5 December 2017
Don’t separate husbands and wives in shelters, says court
Residents of shelters have rights to privacy and dignity, Constitutional Court finds
Law | 5 December 2017
Zuma promised me a house
73-year-old amputee lives alone in dilapidated mud home
Brief | 1 December 2017
Property developers booted off Obz Civic Association
“The attempted ‘hijacking’ of the civic body has actually energised the community in a way that we haven’t seen for years.”
News | 29 November 2017
Municipality accused of corruption opposes audit
“We want our houses back” shout residents
News | 28 November 2017
Activist groups unite to fight evictions
Scathing criticism of Durban Municipality for not responding adequately to Foreman Road fire
News | 24 November 2017
Families evicted at Cape Town’s biggest social housing complex
Tenants cried as their furniture was moved onto lawns outside Steenvilla
Brief | 23 November 2017
Rent instead of owning: Is it a better model for low-income housing?
We explain an important part of the government housing programme
Feature | 22 November 2017
Why Woodstock needs affordable housing
Affordable housing is necessary. Let’s work together to make it a success
Opinion | 20 November 2017