Housing
Pietermaritzburg shack dwellers have been relocated to flats. But some can’t afford the rent
And some residents expressed joy at living in a brick and mortar home
Brief | 27 November 2023
Activists protest at City of Cape Town auction
Hazel Matipa’s New Church Street house was one of several properties on the same ERF which fetched a total for R13.5-million
News | 24 November 2023
City of Cape Town calls off Maynard Street house auction
Ndifuna Ukwazi welcomes decision
News | 23 November 2023
Protest by people left homeless by Durban fire
Human settlements MEC promised them building materials
Brief | 22 November 2023
New housing project in Simon’s Town leaves backyarders and tenants in limbo
Shacks are being demolished as families move from Redhill to new houses in Dido Valley
News | 22 November 2023
Mandela Park shacks petrol-bombed
This is the latest in a series of attacks on this group of land occupiers since August
By Vincent Lali
News | 21 November 2023
Farm worker family evicted, belongings dumped on the side of the road
“I am broken” says Jan Marthinus, in tears after his family was left homeless
News | 20 November 2023
Hundreds homeless after shack fire rips through Durban settlement
MEC for Human Settlements promises to fast-track assistance
Brief | 17 November 2023
Teenager’s drowning highlights broken promises in Kliptown
Families living in crumbling houses near the river bank say Gauteng government promised to relocate them years ago
News | 17 November 2023