Housing
Darling Street residents await judgment in eviction case
Department of Public Works and Ndifuna Ukwazi square off in court
Brief | 4 September 2025
KZN is failing to build houses for thousands of flood victims
Floods are expected to leave many more people homeless in the coming years
By Joseph Bracken, Tsoanelo Sefoloko and Daniel Steyn
News | 4 September 2025
Two years later: Joburg’s inner city buildings at risk of another Usindiso inferno
The City of Joburg is yet to make its “dark buildings” safe
News | 2 September 2025
Fed-up with unresponsive officials, Gqeberha protesters torch trucks
Second day of protests by shack dwellers in Westville
Brief | 27 August 2025
Khayelitsha residents protest removal of illegal connections by Eskom
Residents of New Monwabisi Park want their illegal connections temporarily formalised while they await electrification
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 22 August 2025
Cape Town council approves social housing at “Fruit and Veg” site
237 social housing units are planned
Brief | 22 August 2025
Gqeberha protesters block busy road, demanding better land
Residents of Nomakanjani informal settlement say they were promised they’d be moved
Brief | 21 August 2025
School children help repair granny’s flood-damaged home
Dozens of families affected by floods in January are still without shelter. The KZN human settlements department fails to answer our questions
Brief | 15 August 2025
Mamelodi shack dwellers given stands a decade ago still live without services
Skierlik lacks waste collection, sewage, electricity and potable water
News | 14 August 2025