Housing

Strand protesters threaten to disrupt elections

Protest follows picket by property owners last week

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News | 24 April 2019

We’re lucky to be alive, says Durban flood survivor

Xolani Ngubo’s shack collapsed on him and his family while they were sleeping

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News | 23 April 2019

Strand property owners protest against land occupation

Dispute over future of SANRAL land

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News | 19 April 2019

JHB manager tells SAHRC of difficulties developing Alexandra

Inquiry follows spate of protests in township

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News | 19 April 2019

Housing list sparks protests in East London

Police use tear gas and rubber bullets to quell two days of demonstrations in Nompumelelo township

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News | 18 April 2019

Evicted family spend three weeks on R44 roadside

“They are unemployed and in desperate need of funding so they can buy food”

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Brief | 17 April 2019

Families left in shipping containers for 12 years

22 Langa families were moved out for a hostel upgrade in 2006

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Brief | 17 April 2019

Communicare leadership cleared of corruption allegations

Social housing company releases findings of investigation and dismisses staff members

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News | 12 April 2019

First shacks demolished in Strand land occupation

Land occupiers clash with Red Ants and police

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Brief | 11 April 2019

Delft shack dwellers march to Madikizela’s office to demand houses

Tsunami residents say promises have not been kept by the Western Cape MEC for Human Settlements

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News | 10 April 2019

Land occupiers apply for interdict against Ekurhuleni metro police

“The court will see who is lying and who is telling the truth”

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News | 9 April 2019

Politicians have failed us, say Alexandra residents

Ramaphosa, Mashaba to visit township after protests

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News | 9 April 2019

New land occupation starts in Strand

Private land owned by construction company has stood vacant for over a decade

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Brief | 8 April 2019

City ordered to compensate homeless for destruction of their possessions

Court found Johannesburg Metro police violated homeless people’s constitutional rights to dignity and privacy

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Law | 8 April 2019

Railway line occupied as rapid Philippi informal settlement grows

Over 1,000 new shacks in Eyadini spread over PRASA land

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Photo Essay | 5 April 2019

SANDF unlawfully evicted people. It is now trying to move them to tents

Marievale residents say they would rather stay in their shacks

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Brief | 4 April 2019