Topic: Housing | GroundUp

They evict us and then complain about the homeless

Affordable housing desperately needed

By Daneel Knoetze

Opinion | 30 November 2016

Masiphumelele residents fear being trapped if there’s a fire

New location has narrow roads and a fence surrounding it

By Thembela Ntongana

News | 30 November 2016

New suburb in Fisantekraal gets underway

200 houses handed over, but some residents complain of lack of privacy

By Mary-Anne Gontsana

News | 30 November 2016

Stop giving to beggars so they can move elsewhere, says City councillor

I’m on the streets because my shack has been destroyed by the City, says homeless woman

By GroundUp Staff and Bernard Chiguvare

News | 28 November 2016

No answers from municipality to residents’ complaints of leaking sewerage pipes

Duncan Village residents say their houses are wet and smelly

By Siphokazi Vuso

News | 24 November 2016

Fear of repeat disaster for rehousedfire victims

Khayelitsha families waiting years for homes, with no end in sight, are building extensions

By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik

News | 23 November 2016

Elderly farm workers face eviction

Some have worked on the Grabouw farm for more than 35 years

By Tariro Washinyira

News | 22 November 2016

Reunited family shattered by fire

Shack fire in Paarl claims father's long lost son

By Sabelo Mpana

Brief | 21 November 2016

Tafelberg study a breakthrough, say activists

270 units proposed for low-income households on Sea Point property

By Ashleigh Furlong

News | 18 November 2016

Photo of a group of people on the steps of the High Court

Toilet City eviction postponed by court

Port Elizabeth Municipality has until 15 December to report on alternative land and accommodation for occupiers

By Joseph Chirume

News | 18 November 2016

Feud over electricity in East London

Residents in RDP houses blame illegal connections for power failures

By Abongile Ndevu

News | 17 November 2016

Blind man has to walk three kilometres to fetch water

The daily struggle of Ernest Mdunge and his disabled sister

By Nompendulo Ngubane

News | 16 November 2016

Photo of activists blocking access to building

Housing activists block access to Public Works department

They protested that the Western Cape government's feasibility study on the controversial Tafelberg property is overdue

By Colleen Monaghan

News | 15 November 2016

Communities blame each other for housing stalemate

Problem started when formal home owners didn’t want shacks near them

By Siphokazi Vuso and Abongile Ndevu

News | 11 November 2016

Floods bring hardship and loss to Johannesburg immigrant community

"We just heard this strange sound and realised we were being attacked by the river."

By Ihsaan Haffejee

Photo Essay | 10 November 2016

Reprieve for Bromwell Street families

“Now we can spend Christmas in Woodstock”

By Ashleigh Furlong

News | 9 November 2016