Housing

Hangberg residents protest for better living conditions

Demonstration started when community learnt that about R100 million was being spent on nearby informal settlement

Text by Sune Payne. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.

Brief | 18 August 2017

Blind and diabetic in a cold little shack

Gugulethu woman tries to get by on R350 a month

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News | 17 August 2017

Blaze leaves dozens of girls unable to attend school

Gamble Street Secondary School appeals for assistance

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Brief | 16 August 2017

R60bn Constitutional Court case against banks

Applicants want criminal investigation into bank executives

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News | 16 August 2017

Hout Bay residents protest against reblocking

They accuse community leaders who support reblocking of corruption

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News | 15 August 2017

Evictions at Cape Town social housing complex

Steenvilla is seen as a model development - much will depend on its success or failure

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News | 14 August 2017

Eastern Cape villagers drink water with animals

Taps in KwaDukathole have run dry since 2014, say villagers

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Brief | 14 August 2017

UWC sees no quick solution to residence crisis

“Many of the students we register have no financial means to find accommodation”

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Parliament | 11 August 2017

White people have work to do, say activists

Dunoon hosts Restitution Foundation event

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News | 8 August 2017

Zille and housing activists hold “fruitful” meeting

Premier promises more affordable housing in Somerset Precinct, say activists

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Brief | 8 August 2017

Dispute over fire station location in Masiphumelele

Some residents say the land should be used for housing

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News | 8 August 2017

Mount Frere residents occupy unfinished RDP houses

Over 900 homes are yet to be completed three years after construction started

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News | 4 August 2017

Port Elizabeth residents torch vehicles in housing protest

Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality commits to building homes for Westville residents

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Brief | 4 August 2017

City to report to court on future of Woodstock residents

People facing eviction say they will reject any proposal that moves them out the area

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Brief | 3 August 2017

Resident welcomes her informal settlement neighbours

Few people have heard of Victoria Lodge – home to about 26 families

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News | 28 July 2017

Pelican Park erupts after councillor goes AWOL

“This is simple. We want service delivery. That includes houses, sports facilities, clinics, working sanitation, and a clean community.”

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News | 27 July 2017