June 15, 2022
South Africa: Flood 'Washes Away' Shacks in Cape Town Nature Reserve
Clean up operations underway across city on Wednesday morning Read more »
South Africa: Khayelitsha Residents Shelter in Churches After Non-Stop Rain
Hundreds need blankets and food as they are cold and hungry Read more »
South Africa: Jobs for Homeless People At Stake As Stimulus Funding Ends
City says National Treasury funding created more than 3,000 temporary jobs during the pandemic Read more »
June 09, 2022
South Africa: Cape Town Housing Project Brought to a Halt in Protest Over Jobs
Delft residents demand work on Symphony Way project Read more »
June 08, 2022
South Africa: Some Durban Flood Victims Have Been Moved Four Times
About 100 households living at a transit camp in Lamontville have been uprooted several times Read more »
June 06, 2022
South Africa: Delft Protesters Want Better Roads, Better Policing, and Toilets At the Taxi Rank
"We want a bigger police station and more police to serve the community" says SANCO leader Read more »
June 03, 2022
South Africa: Families Living in Cape Town Nature Reserve Told to Move
Future of Driftsands Nature Reserve uncertain Read more »
South Africa: Plan to Create 'Khoisan Orania' in Grabouw
Western Cape High Court to decide fate of Knoflokskraal Read more »
May 24, 2022
South Africa: City of Cape Town Is Not Tackling Housing Crisis With Urgency, Say Activists
Building social housing is complicated, says Malusi Booi Read more »
May 20, 2022
South Africa: It's Residents Versus Residents in Cape Town Suburb
An informal settlement has grown near Lansdowne station. People in houses nearby want it moved; people in the settlement say they have nowhere to go Read more »
May 16, 2022
South Africa: Nelson Mandela Bay Residents Threaten to Shut Down Metro Over Water Crisis
A community organisation set up to deal with water issues is to lodge a formal complaint with the SA Human Rights Commission this week Read more »
South Africa: It's Been 15 Months Since the Cape High Court Reserved Judgment in This 'Emergency' Housing Case
The Office of the Chief Justice and Judge President John Hlophe are silent on why Acting Judge Bernard Martin has taken so long to hand down his ruling Read more »
May 14, 2022
South Africa: Minister Promises Land to People Living On Railway Track
Fikile Mbalula tells community leaders he'll be back in two weeks to show them the land Read more »
May 13, 2022
South Africa: Five Years and Two Building Contractors, but These Houses Are Still Not Finished
"The contractor left my house without a roof, windows and doors" says Fort Beaufort resident Read more »
May 12, 2022
South Africa: Human Rights Commission Steps in to Tackle Limpopo Sewage Problem
For months residents of Mogalakwena in Limpopo have had to put up with a broken sewage system. Read more »