June 15, 2023
South Africa: Community Gardens Bloom From Vacant Lots in Salt River
Embarrassed by the rubbish amidst Salt River's striking street art, a tour guide decided to do something about it Read more »
June 14, 2023
South Africa: R83 Million and Three and a Half Years Later Only One RDP House to Show for It
Namibia Stop 8 Housing Project in Inanda started in 2019 and was meant to deliver hundreds of houses Read more »
South Africa: Widespread Flooding in Cape Town Informal Settlements
"Almost everyone around here is affected" Read more »
June 13, 2023
South Africa: Diep River Occupiers Say They'll Move If City Provides Acceptable Accommodation
119 Families served with notice to vacate land on the Diep River floodplain Read more »
June 09, 2023
South Africa: Tshwane's Illegal Suburb Leaves Residents Stuck Without Services
Plots in Leeuwfontein were sold for R80,000 Read more »
June 01, 2023
South Africa: Over 200 Khayelitsha Families Refuse to Relocate for Private Hospital
A fast food outlet is also planned for the site Read more »
South Africa: Bo-Kaap and District Six Plan Passed Despite Public Participation Concerns
DA councillors vote plans through but residents say they haven't had time to study them. Read more »
South Africa: 500 Families Face Eviction Without Alternative Accommodation
High Court upholds eviction notice for Nigel RDP house occupiers Read more »
South Africa: Ficksburg Community Leaders Arrested During Clashes Over Land Occupation
The Setsoto Local Municipality has obtained an interim order preventing any new shacks from being erected Read more »
South Africa: Protesters Call for Taverns to Be Shut Down in Central East London
"We don't want a repeat of Enyobeni" Read more »
May 30, 2023
South Africa: Standoff Between Shack Dwellers and Sand Mining Company in Khayelitsha
Mining operations halted after families living in shacks near the site complain about sand filling their homes Read more »
May 29, 2023
South Africa: Ekurhuleni's Multi-Billion Rand Housing Project Stalls As Nearby Shack Dwellers Demand Services
"The government has surely forgotten us" says Daggafontein pensioner Read more »
May 26, 2023
South Africa: Court Upholds Eviction of Circus Occupiers
Residents offered accommodation at the Culemborg Safe Space and must be out by 31 July Read more »
South Africa: School Land Occupiers Demand Relocation to Serviced Sites
East London shack dwellers say they won't move unless it is somewhere with water, electricity and toilets Read more »
May 23, 2023
South Africa: Khayelitsha Families Want Asbestos Roofing Removed
Project to fix houses was halted during Covid Read more »
May 22, 2023
South Africa: Having Withstood Apartheid Removals, District Six Families Fight Eviction By New Owner
Original District Six cottages now face the threat of developer's bulldozers Read more »
May 17, 2023
South Africa: Minister Says 'No' to City of Cape Town Bid to Take Over the Trains
City must just move people off the lines, says Sindiswe Chikunga Read more »
May 15, 2023
South Africa: First Glimpse of Plans for Salt River and Woodstock
Some of the concerns raised at the meeting on Saturday were about green spaces, transport, and housing Read more »
May 16, 2023
South Africa: Flooding in Eastern Cape - Municipality Blames Residents, Residents Blame Municipality
1,200 people evacuated in Nelson Mandela Bay after heavy rains Read more »
May 15, 2023
South Africa: Over 500 People Share Two Communal Taps in Diepsloot
"It's unbearable living in Diepsloot. We are living like animals," says mother of two Read more »
May 10, 2023
South Africa: RDP Homeowners 'Encroaching' On Municipal Land Told to Tear Down Properties
Johannesburg Roads Agency plans to tar Mlilo Street soon. But some houses have been extended onto the road reserve Read more »
May 08, 2023
South Africa: Life At Cato Crest Gets Worse As Ward Councillor Remains Behind Bars
Residents accuse eThekwini Municipality of ignoring their calls for help Read more »
South Africa: Tenants of Flagship Langa Housing Project Mark Township Centenary in Squalor
But the City of Cape Town says tenants of the N2 Gateway flats have refused to sign lease agreements, making maintenance impossible Read more »
South Africa: In These North West Towns There's No Escape From Sewage, Not Even After Death
Municipalities' water and sanitation failure violates Constitution, SAHRC finds Read more »
May 05, 2023
South Africa: Ratepayers Get Behind New Safe Space for Homeless in Green Point
New overnight shelter should be complete by end of the year Read more »