Housing

Shack fire victims “dumped” at church

Eight families have been sharing a one-room shack for three weeks after fire destroyed their homes

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Brief | 30 July 2018

Obs locals protest for open public space

Residents worried about encroaching development

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News | 28 July 2018

Room with a view: Occupiers explain why they have moved into a dilapidated Waterfront property

Living closer to the city has made life much easier

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Feature | 26 July 2018

“I am a mother to myself, my siblings and also to our father”

Minor children care for their paralysed father in one-room shack

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News | 26 July 2018

East London’s hostels left to crumble

“It’s been years really since we fixed them, but it will happen soon,” says councillor

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News | 26 July 2018

Masiphumelele residents frustrated after De Lille visit

Residents say mayoral pop-up office left housing questions unanswered

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News | 25 July 2018

Police and protesters accused of brutality in Hermanus

Cele promises to bring IPID to Zwelihle to investigate

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Feature | 25 July 2018

City acts against Steenvilla evictees

Long-running battle at Cape Town’s largest social housing complex may have drawn to an end

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News | 25 July 2018

Family of ten live with TB in one shack

“All I need is a healthy place where I can live with my children”

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Brief | 25 July 2018

Cape Town’s neglected council flats

City says it will spend R147 million on upgrades to the rental units it owns

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Feature | 24 July 2018

Woodstock families given eight months to vacate homes

Magistrate says eviction is a result of gentrification

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News | 24 July 2018

I was naked when officials burst into my shack

City of Cape Town demolishes shacks in Nkandla

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Brief | 23 July 2018

Power struggle between ANC and EFF in Brakpan turns violent

Some residents oppose EFF’s involvement in land occupation

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News | 23 July 2018

In photos: Bheki Cele versus Hermanus protesters

Tensions escalate in Zwelihle following assault on police officer and subsequent house raids by SAPS

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News | 21 July 2018

Cape Town’s apartheid-era hostel dwellers want family homes

“I have to share a room with my children and grandchildren”

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News | 20 July 2018

Paraplegic man faces eviction

Swartland municipality says it is investigating possible alternatives although it is not obliged to do so

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News | 20 July 2018