Housing
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
Part of informal settlement under water for a week
Khayelitsha residents say they need help to clear the water
Text by Mary-Anne Gontsana. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
Photo Essay | 19 July 2021
Homeowners in North West still waiting for electricity five years on
Ditsobotla Local Municipality says it has applied to Eskom for the electrification of 49 homes
News | 19 July 2021
Gqeberha community blame high water bills on the municipality’s failure to fix faulty pipes
“If the municipality had fixed the problem earlier my water bill wouldn’t have accumulated”
News | 19 July 2021
Shack dwellers under Potsdam Bridge play cat and mouse with City
Municipality puts in rocks, families remove them
Brief | 13 July 2021