Housing

Marikana lawyer calls for state to expropriate land

SAPS lawyer says it isn’t possible to arrest the informal settlement’s 60,000 residents

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News | 12 February 2017

Soweto man in court for trespassing in his own home

Solomon Nhlapo’s house was auctioned for R100 by Nedbank in 2014

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News | 10 February 2017

Landmark Marikana case begins: 60,000 people’s homes at stake

City asked to buy or expropriate land occupied in Philippi East

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News | 8 February 2017

Move to make way for mine turns sour for Northern Cape residents

Dozens of families that relocated from Dingleton to Siyathemba thought they would be better off

Text by Ashleigh Furlong. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.

News | 3 February 2017

Judge urged to visit Wolwerivier

Court hearing on Bromwell Street residents ends

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News | 1 February 2017

Building rules and regulations work against Cape Town’s poor

We must challenge planning and land use management if we want a more equal city

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Opinion | 1 February 2017

Bromwell Street tenants ask court to suspend eviction

Judge says argument based on distance to Wolwerivier is inadequate

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News | 31 January 2017

City promises social housing in Woodstock

Sceptical activist calls for concrete plans

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News | 31 January 2017

25 families take stand against mining giant

“Kumba wants everyone’s house … I’ve got my title deed”

Text by Ashleigh Furlong. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.

Feature | 29 January 2017

Minister Madikizela prejudges Tafelberg debate

He should recuse himself from decision on affordable housing for Sea Point property

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Opinion | 27 January 2017

Bromwell Street tenants fear relocation to city outskirts

Residents ask court to allow them to stay in containers in Woodstock

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News | 26 January 2017

Housing demand leads to Dunoon building boom

But residents complain that safety has been sacrificed

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News | 26 January 2017

Can you consent to an unfair eviction?

Joburg residents take property owner to Constitutional Court

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Law | 25 January 2017

Gugulethu toddler needs a liver transplant … and a better house

Transplant patients in poor housing face risk of infection, doctors warn

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News | 24 January 2017

Noordhoek eco-estates protect the rich from the reality of Masiphumelele

Apartheid geography preserved behind a concern for the environment

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Opinion | 23 January 2017