Housing

Judge questions City’s plan to send Woodstock families to Wolwerivier

“If you get sent to Wolwerivier, what is the chance you will be able to get out?”

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News | 12 September 2017

New home for disabled Gugulethu mother

Generous response to GroundUp’s report on Cynthia Ntunje’s plight

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Brief | 12 September 2017

Title deeds: how do we fix the system?

Experts at Open Book Festival debate different approaches to dealing with property in poor neighbourhoods

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News | 8 September 2017

Shackdwellers demand right to return to land

Illegal occupation will not be tolerated, says Nelson Mandela Bay municipality

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Brief | 7 September 2017

Two years on, how is Wolwerivier doing?

Residents describe problems, but also some improvements

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News | 7 September 2017

Dead dogs, dirty nappies, old food: rubbish piles up in Marikana

City says land is private and it therefore cannot provide a refuse service

Text by Denise Patterson. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.

Photo Essay | 6 September 2017

Facts and myths about the Marikana judgment

No, it doesn’t mean we can build shacks in Sea Point and force the City to buy the land for us

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Law | 5 September 2017

Hundreds of shacks demolished in Khayelitsha

Land occupiers say they will rebuild until City finds solution

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News | 5 September 2017

City submits report on housing for Albert Road families

Wolwerivier and Blikkiesdorp among options for people facing eviction

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Brief | 4 September 2017