Housing
Promises, promises: the residents of Marikana Soutpan have almost given up hope
Informal settlement was first promised water and sanitation in 2017
News | 26 April 2021
Social housing is vital. Opportunists are trying to derail it
Disgruntled former employees are undermining Communicare’s projects
GroundView | 23 April 2021
“The roaming pigs come and eat our poo”
Nelson Mandela Bay residents block roads early in the morning to show their anger at failed service delivery
News | 23 April 2021
Woodstock Hospital occupants and City of Cape Town reach court settlement
Occupants agree to be surveyed by City and legal team
By Liezl Human
News | 22 April 2021
Children play in sewage in Gqeberha
Residents of Motherwell are demanding a permanent solution to the blocked drains
Brief | 22 April 2021
Occupiers fight eviction from multi-million-rand property in Dunkeld West
Court rules earlier eviction was unlawful
News | 21 April 2021
“Our people don’t live in speed humps,” Kariega residents tell municipality
Meeting told about water leaks, broken houses and dirty streets
Brief | 20 April 2021
Groundview: The Cape Town fire is an urgent reminder to offer solutions to homeless people
If people are chased away, they are likely to return until a solution is found to the problem that prompted them to move there in the first place
GroundView | 19 April 2021
Woman dies, teenager hurt as fire guts 49 shacks in Cato Manor
Fire victims say they are likely to spend a second night outside because they don’t have material to rebuild their homes
News | 19 April 2021