Housing
Drakenstein Municipality appeals ruling on emergency housing
The municipality believes it has met its constitutional obligations to provide accommodation to people evicted from rural areas
By Liezl Human
News | 26 August 2022
There are snakes, flash floods and no basic services at Marry Me informal settlement
City of Tshwane says they will get services once the community has been formalised
Brief | 19 August 2022
The President came, the President went, and nothing changed
15 months after the Harrismith N3 protests, the people of Intabazwe say they remain forgotten
News | 18 August 2022
Makhanda to provide serviced sites instead of houses
City unable to cope with rise in housing needs
Brief | 18 August 2022
Families forcibly removed from Maitland 80 years ago still can’t use their land
Ndabeni Communal Property Trust concluded a settlement agreement for the 54.8-hectares
News | 18 August 2022
When a car is your only home
People living in their cars face fines of R300 to R500
News | 12 August 2022
Occupiers facing eviction refuse to move until their demands are met
About 31 households at Backstage in Khayelitsha want the City to relocate them to serviced sites.
By Vincent Lali
News | 10 August 2022
Bodies are still missing after Durban’s devastating April floods
Families lose hope of ever finding their loved ones
Brief | 8 August 2022
High Court victory for former farm worker from Wellington
Drakenstein Municipality failed in its duty to provide emergency housing, Western Cape High Court finds
By Liezl Human
News | 2 August 2022