Housing

Activists want 12 more pieces of public land used for housing

Parking lots in Cape Town’s city centre should be used for affordable housing, says Ndifuna Ukwazi

Hundreds left outside in the cold and wet after Dunoon shack fire

On Tuesday afternoon, community leaders were still coordinating relief efforts for fire victims at Doornbach informal settlement in Cape Town

Race to find 48 trapped construction workers

21 people have been rescued from the site of the collapsed building in George

Building collapses in George - 3 dead and 51 missing

The long battle of 300 families for toilets and taps

The land they live on in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, has been earmarked for a hospital

Gauteng’s shelter system is “broken” because of state incompetence

Several gender-based violence shelters in the province were forced to close because of uncertainty over their funding from the Department of Social Development

President tells ministers to set up task team on use of public land for housing

The State Land Disposal Act allows the President to fast track the use of public land

Housing activists confront Western Cape Premier at coffee shop

Campaigners want government car parks developed for affordable inner city housing

Jo’burg building fire survivors march to mayor’s office

Buildings in inner city remain in “complete state of neglect, dilapidation”, says campaign coordinator

Widow’s shack demolished six times since September

100 shacks demolished by JMPD in Rabie Ridge on Saturday

Shelters for homeless families a rarity

The Somerset West Family Shelter is one of few in the country

Ekurhuleni shack dwellers’ hopes of getting flush toilets dashed

City of Ekurhuleni says five families can safely share a chemical toilet

No shelter for homeless dog owners

Except perhaps for a farm in the Karoo

Housing activists lose Tafelberg case

The Supreme Court of Appeal has ruled the sale of the site for private development was lawful

Former street kid steps onto the global surfing stage

Capetonian Paul Sampson has battled seemingly insurmountable odds to compete with the best in the world

Thousands left homeless by storms and fires in the Cape

Heavy rains, high winds and fires devastate homes in past few days