Housing
Families live with rubbish and rats in Joburg stadium
Hundreds of people have been stuck for years in “temporary” accommodation
By Jan Bornman
Feature | 20 August 2026
EThekwini housing contracts ruled unlawful
Three companies may not start building new dwellings but may finish those they have started
Law | 17 August 2026
Makhado plans new RDP houses but homes built in 2021 still lack water and electricity
Residents have to buy water privately
By Thembi Siaga
Brief | 13 August 2026
Flood victims lose court bid for emergency housing
Magistrate dismisses application by Point Road families
By Joseph Bracken and Tsoanelo Sefoloko
News | 12 August 2026
No-shows at parliamentary briefing on Tafelberg
Provincial government and Social Housing Regulatory Authority fail to attend
Brief | 5 August 2026
Families’ 8-year battle for housing is over
The group living in a community hall in Cape Town have been resettled
Brief | 5 August 2026
KZN flood victims sleep outside in the rain after eviction from emergency housing
EThekwini municipality says the group did not qualify for housing assistance
Brief | 31 July 2026
Gugulethu residents refuse to share land with Observatory occupiers
Families from Masonwabe reject City of Cape Town plan; say they waited 14 years for land they must now share with people from Singabalapha
News | 30 July 2026
In photos: Fire guts 60 homes in Hout Bay
“We’re breathing and living in fires here” says Imizamo Yethu fire victim
Brief | 29 July 2026