June 15
South Africa: Informal Settlement Destroyed By Operation Prosper Must Be Rebuilt, Court Rules
Thousands of people left homeless, says the SAHRC Read more »
June 11
South Africa: Johannesburg Housing Official in Court Over Alleged Sale of Residents' Homes
The accused will reappear in the Lenasia Magistrates Court in Soweto on 13 July Read more »
South Africa: The Cape Town Shelter Where You Won't Be Turned Away If You're Drunk
Pilot Sober Space project offers a bed to homeless people who have been drinking Read more »
June 08
South Africa: 970 Affordable Homes to Be Built At Salt River Market By August 2028
Land formerly owned by City of Cape Town handed to Communicare on Monday Read more »
June 05
South Africa: Belhar Residents Demand Halt to Housing Project
The community of Pentech say they instead want a school built on the land Read more »
May 27
South Africa: Housing Activists Oppose Eviction Bill
The Department of Human Settlements says the proposed change will reduce unlawful occupation of land Read more »
May 05
South Africa: 'We Were Promised Houses, but We Are Still Living in Mud'
Families living along river in KwaZulu-Natal are still waiting for houses started in 2018 Read more »
May 01
South Africa: Cape Town Struggles to Relocate Khayelitsha Families Living On Sinkholes
City warns against filling holes with debris but residents say they cannot live with open sinkholes Read more »
April 23
South Africa: Permit Chaos Leaves Joburg Traders in Limbo
City blames delays on its legal battles with SERI Read more »
April 22
South Africa: Housing Versus Parking in Cape Town's Inner-City
Cars should not be under cover when people are living on the streets, says activist at first public meeting on Harrington Square in Cape Town Read more »
April 21
South Africa: Fed-Up Residents Grab Brooms and Shovels to Fix Their Town
"We need to work together to get the town back in shape and be proud of it" Read more »
April 14
South Africa: Sewage Treatment Collapsing in Tshwane
The Department of Water and Sanitation has given the City 60 days from 31 March to come up with a plan Read more »
April 02
South Africa: Nigel Families Waiting 30 Years for Promised RDP Homes
About 100 households still live in shacks in Alra Park while their neighbours on either side live in completed RDP houses Read more »
April 01
South Africa: Salt River Market Families Told to Leave
About 21 households remain on the site earmarked for social housing Read more »
South Africa: City of Cape Town Housing Project Has Backyarders Up in Arms
Ravensmead backyarders fear they are being sidelined Read more »
March 26
South Africa: Durban Street Vendors Take Municipality to Court Over Permits
More than 80 traders say permits were suspended, terminated or left undecided while they are being forced to relocate to Centrum Park Read more »
March 19
South Africa: Joburg Metro Cops Destroy Shacks in Ennerdale
Build us new homes, demand occupiers of land meant for housing that was never built Read more »
South Africa: Cape Town Affordable Housing Projects Inch Forward
Construction is yet to start on Western Cape government's inner-city projects Read more »
March 18
South Africa: Dozens Evicted From Informal Settlement Opposite Cape Town Stadium
DA Ward Councillor Nicola Jowell says the eviction follows a long process of engagement with the group Read more »
March 09
South Africa: Shacks Demolished While Eviction Case Drags On for Durban's Piedmont Park
The municipality says it will only be able to provide alternative accommodation in 2027 Read more »
March 03
South Africa: How a Company Is Making Affordable Housing Possible
And what municipalities can do to help Read more »
South Africa: Fix Our Park, Frustrated Residents Tell City of Cape Town
The municipality says the park in Driftsands is earmarked for repairs this financial year Read more »
February 25
South Africa: What Cape Town Can Still Do to Address Its Housing Crisis
With a backlog of 600,000 housing units and the state only providing 2,500 a year, there is a role for the private sector to play Read more »
February 16
South Africa: Court Order Stops Shacks From Being Built On District Six Land
State-owned land is reserved for land claims that will take several years to process Read more »
February 12
South Africa: 60 Years Since District Six Declared Whites-Only Area
Many families are still waiting for restitution Read more »
