Housing

City of Cape Town is not tackling housing crisis with urgency, say activists

Building social housing is complicated, says Malusi Booi

It’s residents versus residents in Cape Town suburb

An informal settlement has grown near Lansdowne station. People in houses nearby want it moved; people in the settlement say they have nowhere to go

Protesters blocking major Cape Town road want to extend their shacks

Residents say large families are cramped into small shacks at Zamimpilo informal settlement in Khayelitsha. But the City says they are unlawfully occupying land that is earmarked for development.

“I stood there watching the blaze kill my family”

Relative describes her helplessness as five people die in Khayelitsha fire

Minister promises land to people living on railway track

Fikile Mbalula tells community leaders he’ll be back in two weeks to show them the land

Five years and two building contractors, but these houses are still not finished

“The contractor left my house without a roof, windows and doors” says Fort Beaufort resident

Fresh air and better houses are weapons in the fight against TB

The disease has been rare in rich countries for 50 years, and one reason is decent housing

Thousands of farm workers face eviction with the end of the National State of Disaster, activists warn

Women on Farms march against evictions in the Western Cape

You chose electricity and toilets instead of houses, families told

600 households have been hoping for houses since 1993 in Fort Beaufort

Over a thousand people lose their homes in devastating shack fire

Mayco Member alleges that firefighting effort was hampered by people cutting fire hoses

In photos: Huge fire destroys Langa homes

Thousands left destitute to face another storm expected to hit KZN this weekend

About 300 people living in a community hall near Durban need clothes, food and other essentials

Major shift in housing policy is an opportunity for civil society

We need a comprehensive approach to site and service schemes

Trapped in a waterlogged shack with her children during Durban floods

Mother recalls desperate moments

“My dog gets water every day but these people get it every second week,” says ward councillor

Gqeberha shack dwellers shut down R75 on Wednesday morning, demanding more services

Devastating floods wreak havoc in eThekwini

Houses collapse in Ntuzuma north of Durban