Housing
Mother and three children burned alive in Langa shack fire
There were two shack fires in the area on Monday
Brief | 2 December 2025
Rent control not only fails, it entrenches inequality
The solution to housing affordability is to increase supply by building more housing
Opinion | 1 December 2025
EThekwini blames Shembe Church for delays in housing project
Burlington development has been stuck since 2022
News | 27 November 2025
“Sink hole” families to be moved
Dozens of Khayelitsha families have been living above a collapsing sewer pipe
By Vincent Lali and GroundUp Staff
News | 26 November 2025
Parliament takes social housing regulator to task over stalled projects
Ten projects with more than 3,800 units still need to be completed
Brief | 20 November 2025
Bo-Kaap residents call for Airbnb to be regulated
Long-standing residents say they are being pushed out by short-term rentals
News | 19 November 2025
Bid to evict District Six pensioner dismissed
Court rules an eviction would be unjust given Noor-Banu Allie’s age, limited income and deep ties to District Six
Law | 18 November 2025
Inner city Cape Town: no room for locals
Short-term letting through various platforms, including Airbnb, locks up 70% of residential units in the central city
Analysis | 18 November 2025
MPs condemn unsafe living conditions at occupied Cape Town building
Helen Bowden Nurses Home, near the V&A Waterfront, was occupied in 2017
Photo Essay | 18 November 2025