Housing
How a determined community is fighting the army’s attempts to evict them
Happiness Village’s residents fear for their lives and face unlawful evictions, beatings and intimidation, legal action and shack demolitions
Feature | 9 September 2021
Cape Town’s emergency housing programme is unconstitutional, says court
Judge tells City to find housing in the inner city for Bromwell Street families
News | 7 September 2021
City of Cape Town defends its demolition of Green Point tent camp in court
Ndifuna Ukwazi says City by-laws cannot be allowed to trump constitutional rights
News | 6 September 2021
Mayor promises probe into shoddily built Johannesburg flats
Residents say previous attempts to get the City or developers to fix defects have been futile
News | 6 September 2021
Hanover Park residents fed up waiting for title deeds
Newfields Village families frustrated with Cape Town Community Housing Company’s “wheels turning slowly”
By Liezl Human
News | 3 September 2021
Baby drowns in tub filled with water from leaking shack
Khayelitsha residents demand better living conditions
By Vincent Lali
News | 2 September 2021
Busiswa Pikinini has no hands, no feet - and no house
The 27-year-old is one of those hoping for housing in Khayelitsha’s informal settlements
News | 2 September 2021
Start of stalled housing project a victory for Plett community
Two months ago Qolweni residents shut down the town, demanding answers about the project
Brief | 31 August 2021
Judge scolds Ekurhuleni municipality for trying to dodge court order
Municipality has tried to back out of settlement to buy unlawfully occupied buildings
Law | 30 August 2021