Housing
Flood victim Maria Mokgethi just wants a bit of help to rebuild her life
She and scores of others have been living in a community hall since February when floods destroyed their shacks in Tshwane
News | 19 July 2023
Hundreds march in Cape Town demanding better housing
Shack dwellers and backyarders say their living conditions are unbearable
Brief | 17 July 2023
Thousands left homeless by devastating Kennedy Road shack fire
One man died in the blaze early on Sunday morning
Brief | 17 July 2023
District Six residents oppose homeless shelter on historic site
Protesters want former Tafelberg crèche to be used for a community centre instead
News | 17 July 2023
R15-million Covid housing project ruined by fraud
Fraud accused in 2020 Talana construction case still to be brought to court
News | 12 July 2023
Public Protector probes government’s 2022 flood relief efforts
Auditor-General recently revealed that KwaZulu-Natal only spent R251-million of the R5.8-billion budget allocated in the aftermath of the 2022 floods
News | 12 July 2023
Philippi man couldn’t save his 6-year-old niece from burning shack
Oyama Meje and two adults died on Sunday night in Phola Park informal settlement fire
News | 10 July 2023
Police open murder case after man shot during Cape Town protest
SAPS says the shooting was not related to a protest by shack dwellers from Taiwan settlement in Khayelitsha
By Vincent Lali
News | 6 July 2023