Housing
New round of evictions in Wolwerivier
Residents say they live in overcrowded conditions while houses stand empty
News | 9 March 2017
Disabled 72-year-old trapped alone in her shack all day
Former domestic worker Beauty Qamata lost her legs to diabetes
News | 6 March 2017
No one must be left behind, says Blikkiesdorp committee
Residents support serviced sites in addition to houses on new land
Brief | 6 March 2017
Fed-up with waiting, residents of informal settlement sort out their own water supply
Santini community in Butterworth remain without electricity or sanitation
Brief | 3 March 2017
Gugulethu residents fight over future of Tambo Square
City wants to put in services for shack dwellers, but local residents want community facilities
News | 2 March 2017
Angry residents stone fire engines for “being late”
Phumani Village residents say firefighters arrived after the community already had control of the blaze
Brief | 1 March 2017
Grandma under siege by garbage
80-year-old endures ten years of unbearable smells, flies and rubbish
News | 27 February 2017
Residents have to stay in shacks after state fails to pay contractors
Standoff between Housing Development Agency, Department of Human Settlements and contractors leaves Chatty residents with unfinished homes
News | 24 February 2017