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Housing

Qolani sues the City of Cape Town for R1,4- million

8th Feb 2023 Mzi Velapi 0

Residents of particularly informal settlements founded on vacant land during the 2020-2022 lockdown, say that they are subjected to constant harassment by law enforcement officers.

Backyarders in Stellenbosch want houses or might occupy the golf course

24th Nov 2022 Mzi Velapi 0

Stellenbosch backyard dwellers declare that they have exhausted peaceful engagement with the municipality

Shack dwellers allocated then denied houses

13th Oct 2022 Vincent Lali 0

Three families who were allocated houses in Forest Village in Eerste Rivier want answers from the MEC for human settlements after they discovered that ‘their’ houses are occupied.

Homeless man killed by City cop to be buried on Saturday

19th Jan 2022 Mzi Velapi 0

Funeral arrangements are underway for a homeless man who was shot and killed by a City of Cape Town law enforcement officer.

2021 – The wrap

15th Dec 2021 Mzi Velapi 0

These are some of the stories we brought you in 2021. Expect more to follow in 2022.

EC municipalities squander millions on sub-standard building projects

18th Nov 2021 Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik 0

Construction companies with questionable track records continue to rake it in.

3 shelters for Joburg’s 15,000 homeless

10th Nov 2021 Chris Gilili 0

Homeless people complain that they cannot afford the R8 entry fee charged at the Kotze Street shelter which belongs to the City of Johannesburg.

Alex hostel dwellers bemoan basic services

8th Nov 2021 Ramatamo Sehoai 0

Hostel residents in Alexandra township have been decrying lack of services at the hostels since 1994.

Voting for rubbish collection, electricity and much needed services

2nd Nov 2021 Mzi Velapi Johnnie Isaac Nokulunga Majola Ramatamo Sehoai 0

Voters around the country say they voted for sanitation, jobs and houses.

Vezinyawo residents not pinning their hopes on upcoming elections

25th Oct 2021 Ramatamo Sehoai 0

Temporary relocation area residents say the upcoming local government elections are not going to change their living conditions.

Homeless in the ‘Mother City’

12th Oct 2021 Siyabonga Kamnqa 0

As World Homeless Day was marked, the City of Cape Town declared it intends appealing a court ruling that it pay compensation to homeless people it removed from District 6.

Motherwell families live in fear of eviction

5th Oct 2021 Joseph Chirume 0

Families facing eviction by a company that bought their bank-repossessed homes want the government to intervene and protect them.

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