Housing
Dunoon man electrocuted trying to put out the shack fire that killed another man
Residents say electrocuted man helped them fight for the land they are living on
Brief | 10 August 2021
Families living along Cape Town railway line to be resettled
Court rules that the land occupiers must get basic services on new land
News | 6 August 2021
Immigrant fire victims denied building materials and land in Durban
While South African families in Briardene pick up their lives, immigrants have been excluded from rebuilding efforts
News | 5 August 2021
Community torch municipal office after shacks demolished
“I was relaxing on my couch when they arrived with their crowbars. They just tore apart my shack” says Gqeberha mother of four
News | 5 August 2021
Families living in filth in abandoned building
Gugulethu ward councillor acknowledges building is falling apart but can’t help occupants because it’s privately owned
News | 5 August 2021
People here have been waiting for houses since 1996. They may soon get them
The Valhalla Park Housing Project began in 2016. The first houses are almost finished
Brief | 2 August 2021
New social housing development launched in Cape Town
Latest phase of Bothasig Gardens will provide 314 homes to lower income families
By James Stent
News | 28 July 2021
Winters are the worst nightmare for us, says homeless man in Springs
Last week temperatures dropped to minus 7ºC
News | 26 July 2021
Community comes to the aid of Durban fire victims
“Some of us have been affected by the riots and looting but we continue to assist and help the community regardless of race or religion because we are all human beings,” says Muslim organisation
News | 20 July 2021