Housing

RDP housing is at a snail’s pace in Eastern Cape

Construction companies blame government budget constraints

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News | 21 November 2019

Toilets built eight years ago, but no sign of houses

Makana Municipality says the matter is with the Public Protector

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Brief | 20 November 2019

Four years after Masiphumele fire, survivors still live in temporary one-room shacks

About 40 families say they need to be relocated

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Brief | 19 November 2019

RDP houses torched after evictions in Fynbos

Clashes erupted between occupiers of homes and those claiming to be the legitimate housing beneficiaries

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News | 15 November 2019

RDP houses not connected to electricity or water for a year

Musina municipality says it has been waiting for funds from the Department of Energy

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Brief | 14 November 2019

Still no houses for Redhill residents

City of Cape Town says construction will start this month

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Brief | 11 November 2019

Arcadia House: No solution in sight for families as demolition starts

“If we had anywhere else to go, we would gladly go”

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Brief | 11 November 2019

The long wait for new housing for Blikkiesdorp families

Symphony Way development will take years to complete

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News | 8 November 2019

Understanding the documents you might be sent during an eviction

You can’t be evicted without a court order

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Information | 7 November 2019

Vygieskraal fire victims want to go home

Over 60 people have been sheltering for three weeks at a community hall in Athlone

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News | 7 November 2019

Old mortuary becomes a home for the living

“Some people call us crazy … but it’s home, sweet home”

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News | 5 November 2019

Vrygrond protesters demand to be given occupied land

Bus petrol-bombed; three people treated for burns

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Brief | 1 November 2019

Protesters call halt to home allocations in Eerste River

People who received title deeds in 2016 say they will stop new arrivals moving into Forest Village

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News | 31 October 2019

Marikana protesters bring grievances to Western Cape Premier’s front gate

Informal settlement residents want better security

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News | 31 October 2019

Cape Town’s battle for spatial justice

There is a disconnect between what the City says and what it does when it comes to housing, development, and urban planning.

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Analysis | 31 October 2019