Housing

A Quiet Lion: A Tribute to land activist Moss Sekobane

He was a tireless worker for the rights of the vulnerable

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Obituary | 29 January 2024

Kariega land occupiers say municipality demolished their shacks illegally

Ten families who settled on land in 2019 have to move to make way for housing development

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News | 26 January 2024

Hundreds evicted from buildings in Cape Town city centre

Many of the evictees slept outside with their belongings, saying they have nowhere else to go

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News | 26 January 2024

City flooded with more than 900 comments over relocation of railway occupiers

Once the rail agency responds to these comments, a report will be sent to the Municipal Planning Tribunal for a final decision

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News | 25 January 2024

Eastern Cape families who were promised houses have been given … toilets

Municipality and province disagree about housing list

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News | 22 January 2024

Evicted Paarl farm family moved to emergency housing

The Marthinus family lived in a library for a month after being evicted from the farm where they had lived for 20 years

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Brief | 18 January 2024

City of Cape Town rental flats in poor condition

Mayco member says the City has to manage 45,000 units and prioritises repairing them based on safety

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News | 12 January 2024

Joburg building fire survivors demand better housing after their settlement floods

“As if what we already went through wasn’t enough, the government goes on to move us to this dreadful settlement” says fire survivor

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News | 11 January 2024

Gang extorts money from people occupying government flats

Gauteng Department of Human Settlements heads to court to evict the occupiers

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News | 11 January 2024

Ladysmith flood victims want more help from government

Death toll since December is at 24

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Brief | 9 January 2024

81-year-old Mthatha widow waiting two decades for her house

Ndenzeni Njwenene first applied in 1999

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News | 12 December 2023

Metrorail shack dwellers moved, but to a place without toilets or water

First families moved off Central Line railway tracks

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News | 8 December 2023

One child dead and several people injured in Bloemfontein storm

Hundreds of people in Phase 6 location lost most of their belongings and now have to rebuild their homes

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Brief | 8 December 2023

“Xenophobic” Makhubela should not be part of Joburg fire inquiry, say activists

Picket outside Commission of Inquiry into Albert Street fire

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News | 5 December 2023

More than 100 homes destroyed in Philippi weekend blaze

No fatalities but 362 people left to rebuild from the ashes

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Brief | 4 December 2023

Free State shack dwellers march for land rights

They threatened to shut down the N8 Highway if the mayor ignores their demands

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Brief | 4 December 2023