Housing
Joburg City to blame for “dark buildings” crisis say property owners
Albert Street fire tragedy sparks renewed attempt to evict hundreds of people living in derelict downtown buildings
News | 9 October 2023
“I want to take my last breath in this house” says Cape farm dweller facing eviction
The families are refusing the leave, saying life on the farm is all they’ve ever known
By Liezl Human
News | 2 October 2023
Tshwane’s derelict homeless shelter
“These children grow up in a dirty and dangerous place”
News | 2 October 2023
Thunderstorm wreaks havoc in Limpopo village
More than 200 households affected
Brief | 29 September 2023
Cape flood: homes buried in mud
Sir Lowry’s Pass flood victims face uncertain future
Text by Sonia A. Rao. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
News | 29 September 2023
Cape Town backyard dwellers doorstop housing officials at Civic Centre
“People die waiting for a house,” says backyarder from Hanover Park
Brief | 28 September 2023
Nkosinathi Ntuli’s shack has been demolished four times since November
He keeps on rebuilding and the eThekwini municipality keeps returning
News | 28 September 2023
As bad as living in shacks, say flooded Qunu’s RDP residents
Formal housing as well as informal settlements flooded in low-lying areas of Gqeberha
Brief | 27 September 2023