Social Housing Series
Families living in tents outside complex they were evicted from
But some tenants of Steenvilla are angry with rent-defaulters and want them gone
News | 19 June 2018
Dozens of families evicted at Cape Town’s largest social housing project
Previous attempt to remove Steenvilla households who are behind on their rent failed
By Tariro Washinyira and Annie Cebulski
News | 6 June 2018
Crime mars Cape Town’s largest social housing project
Tension between residents paying rent and those who are not
News | 20 February 2018
What happens when people in state housing cannot pay the rent?
A look at what happened at Steenvilla, Cape Town’s largest social housing complex
By Shaun Swingler and Maxwell Roeland
Feature | 5 December 2017
Families evicted at Cape Town’s biggest social housing complex
Tenants cried as their furniture was moved onto lawns outside Steenvilla
Brief | 23 November 2017
Rent instead of owning: Is it a better model for low-income housing?
We explain an important part of the government housing programme
Feature | 22 November 2017