Land
Attitudes towards land occupations have to change, say researchers
Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa has released a series of reports on informal settlements
Brief | 29 July 2019
Gauteng wants blanket court interdict on land occupations
Human Settlements MEC briefs South African Human Rights Commission after protests in Alexandra
By Zoë Postman
Brief | 23 July 2019
SANDF soldiers accused of terrorising immigrant shack dwellers
“The soldiers said it was just a teaser of what they will do to the rest of Happiness Village residents”
News | 23 July 2019
Family living along R44 in Paarl buy a house
The family plans to move to Wellington at the end of July
News | 19 July 2019
The land is “unsuitable for habitation” says municipality, but thousands live on it
Sikiti informal settlement in Butterworth, Eastern Cape, was established over 20 years ago
News | 19 July 2019
Old Brakpan residents, removed under apartheid, demand land
“The houses we were allocated in Tsakane are low in value compared to land in Brakpan … It is only fair that we are returned”
Brief | 16 July 2019
“The black poor majority on farms are feeling the rot of this system”
Farm workers and farm dwellers protest to demand rural reforms
News | 12 July 2019
PE residents stop street works to demand jobs
Municipality condemns disruption of service
Brief | 12 July 2019
Government’s multi-million rand filling station stands empty for years
Qamata chief vows it will not open until municipality acknowledges local land ownership
News | 11 July 2019