Housing
Pretoria families live in fear of eviction
About 300 people in Erasmuskloof, Pretoria East, live on land owned by the City of Tshwane
News | 31 August 2022
Turn Sea Point plot into social housing, say activists
Two years after the Tafelberg sale was overturned, progress has stalled. Now the provincial government says it may want to use the land “in the public interest”.
By Mia Arderne
News | 30 August 2022
Mobile showers for homeless people: “mother of water” bus launched
“I just cried underneath the water,” says homeless woman after first hot shower in ages
News | 26 August 2022
Farm workers in Robertson’s “dumping ground” call for better services
CSAAWU demands that Langeberg Municipality install taps, electricity and toilets for Oppiekoppie community
By Liezl Human
Brief | 26 August 2022
Court’s message in Llandudno case: Don’t take matters into your own hands
Landlord’s conduct “reeks of a pattern of attempts to circumvent” the law says judge
Law | 26 August 2022
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