Housing

Neighbours to the aid of Soshanguve family

No social grants for young mother and her four children who have no birth certificates

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Brief | 11 October 2019

SA has no reliable data on subsidised housing, says report

Centre for Affordable Housing Finance points to holes in data collection process

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News | 11 October 2019

Kliprand residents furious at council’s broken promise

PE protesters block roads, burn tyres

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Brief | 11 October 2019

Protest outside Muizenberg Magistrates Court as Vrygrond leaders charged

Three released on bail, one still in jail

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Brief | 10 October 2019

Three things you should know to avoid being evicted

You can oppose your eviction even if you haven’t paid your rent

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Information | 10 October 2019

Mystery stream has flooded PE township for 20 years

No-one knows where the water comes from

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Brief | 9 October 2019

Occupiers of old age home try to raise funds to get to Supreme Court

Evicted residents sleeping outside waiting for alternative accommodation

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News | 8 October 2019

Protesters face off against police in Vrygrond

Residents call for an end to shack demolitions

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News | 7 October 2019

Inanda residents close off roads in protest at power outage

Problem caused by cable theft, says councillor

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Brief | 7 October 2019

City lawyers tell activist organisation to stop helping 80-year-old man facing eviction

Eviction of Kenneth Blaine escalates ideological battle between local government and Reclaim the City

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Feature | 7 October 2019

Occupiers of old age home prepare for another night outside

No court rulings yet on their fate

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News | 3 October 2019

Old age home occupiers evicted

Residents spend the night on the street in Observatory

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News | 3 October 2019

City of Cape Town refuses to respond to activist prank

Organisers of Monday’s zombie rally sent out a spoof press release that claimed the City had agreed to their demands

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Brief | 3 October 2019

Unfinished RDP houses in Khayelitsha

No ceilings, toilet doors or gutters

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Brief | 2 October 2019

Township residents occupy city old age home

CPOA says it intended to upgrade Observatory building, but new residents say they will not move

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Feature | 1 October 2019