National Department of Human Settlements Rapid Response Team to visit Overcome on Friday to find a solution
15 January 2021
Residents believe their area will be safer without illegal connections
12 January 2021
Community wants New Year’s Day fire to be declared a local disaster
By Vincent Lali
11 January 2021
Covid-19, evictions, fires and an elephant: GroundUp’s photos of the year
22 December 2020
NO COURT ORDER WAS MADE - ARTICLE RETRACTED
21 December 2020
Resident says the park and town hall have been deteriorating for years
18 December 2020
About 300 residents living in Cape Flats retirement homes will be moved to other facilities
By Liezl Human
14 December 2020
The City has said that most parcels of occupied land are not suitable for housing or permanent bulk services
By Vincent Lali
10 December 2020
Makhanda councillor says they shouldn’t have occupied buildings
10 December 2020
Cape Town township covered in uncollected garbage
7 December 2020
City of Ekurhuleni says court ordered eviction to proceed pending the end of lockdown
4 December 2020
Some landlords increased rent in some buildings by 200% during the hard lockdown, says activist
By Zoë Postman
2 December 2020
Matter to be reheard by three judges of the Western Cape High Court
By James Stent
2 December 2020
“Land now, food forever” demand activist organisations
By Vincent Lali
1 December 2020
Some residents are being housed at a Temporary Relocation Area
1 December 2020
The City of Cape Town says there are plans to upgrade Kampies, an emergency housing location, outside Philippi
30 November 2020