August 08, 2022
South Africa: City of Joburg Demolished Mama Fifi's Urban Farm, but She's Determined to Start Again
June demolition of Bertrams Urban Farm, running for 16 years, disrupted dozens of feeding schemes Read more »
August 01, 2022
South Africa: Boys Play Soccer in Neglected Gugulethu Cemetery
Petition launched to get City of Cape Town to fix the graveyard Read more »
August 02, 2022
South Africa: We'll Fight Eviction, Say Families Living On Joburg Railway Land
Some people have been living on the Braamfontein site for over two decades Read more »
South Africa: 12 Toilets for 3,000 People, So Elderly Couple Use the Bushes
600,000 are people waiting for housing opportunities in the Western Cape Read more »
South Africa: 'It's Survival of the Fittest,' Says Blind Homeless Woman
No homeless shelters or "safe spaces" in Mitchells Plain Read more »
July 29, 2022
South Africa: Women Volunteers Clean Up Dumps in Delft After a Dead Body Was Found
"We want to stay in a clean environment" Read more »
July 28, 2022
South Africa: Pigs Swim in the Sewage Outside My House, Says Protester
Gqeberha protesters block Old Uitenhage Road demanding changes to their living conditions Read more »
South Africa: Electricity Poles Uprooted By Shack Dwellers Demanding Power
Kariega protesters are threatening to intensify their action if City fails to meet their demand Read more »
July 27, 2022
South Africa: No Cape Town City Plan for Backyarders On Private Land
The City plans to help backyarders only on properties it owns Read more »
South Africa: Where Are the Houses We Were Promised in 1996, Ask the Elderly Women of Kei Road
"It is clear our government only helps those who protest" Read more »
South Africa: Relocation 'On Track' - Train Line Occupiers Assured By Minister, Cape Town Officials
Metrorail line in Langa to be vacated in November Read more »
July 26, 2022
South Africa: Villagers Raise R135,000 to Build Bridge Across Deadly River
Vondo villagers have been asking the Thulamela Municipality for a footbridge for over 20 years Read more »
South Africa: 'If They Try to Evict People, There Will Be Bloodshed' Say RDP Occupiers
City of Ekurhuleni to evict about 500 families occupying houses in Nigel Read more »
July 25, 2022
South Africa: Parks for the People - Everyone Needs Green Spaces
Urban South Africans use what little green space is available to them very creatively, and deserve more support Read more »
July 22, 2022
South Africa: Families to Be Kicked Off State Farm to Make Way for Private Farmer
The fate of about 20 households hangs in the air as the Agricultural Research Council moves ahead with plans to lease the farm Read more »
July 19, 2022
South Africa: Driftsands Occupiers Reluctant to Relocate From Unsafe Ground
About 50 shacks have been moved to a safer site Read more »
July 14, 2022
South Africa: Woman Waiting for a House Since 1994 Hopes for a Home in Winning Way
Dunoon housing project to give homes to 1,500 families Read more »
July 11, 2022
South Africa: Homeowners Clash With Shack Dwellers Over Electricity in Mfuleni
The City of Cape Town removed illegal connections on Saturday and restored power after a month-long outage Read more »
South Africa: Fire Crew Attacked Responding to Blaze Where Toddler Died
The five-year-old boy was home alone with his three-year-old brother when the fire started Read more »
July 08, 2022
South Africa: Increased Housing Subsidy Will Result in More Informal Settlements
By not increasing the overall housing budget, fewer people will be getting formal houses from government Read more »
July 06, 2022
South Africa: The Roof of This Primary School Is an Accident Waiting to Happen
Education department says it will refurbish Mohokone Primary in 2023/4 Read more »
July 05, 2022
South Africa: Cape Township Homes in the Dark As Technicians Fear for Their Safety
Families in Philippi East, Cape Town, say they have been without electricity for nearly two months. Read more »
July 04, 2022
South Africa: Six Children and Two Adults Die in Cape Town Shack Fires
Three fires in West Bank, Nyanga and Philippi also left scores of people homeless Read more »
June 30, 2022
South Africa: Loadshedding Causes More Hardship for Grant Recipients
Khayelitsha residents protested on Thursday, demanding SASSA open more service sites Read more »
June 23, 2022
South Africa: Marikana Families Remain in the Dark Five Years After Landmark Ruling
City of Cape Town says its still in the process of buying the parcels of land where about 40,000 people live in Philippi East Read more »