Backyarders in Stellenbosch want houses or might occupy the golf course
Stellenbosch backyard dwellers declare that they have exhausted peaceful engagement with the municipality
Housing
Shack dwellers allocated then denied houses
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
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
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
Construction companies with questionable track records continue to rake it in.
3 shelters for Joburg’s 15,000 homeless
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
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
Voters around the country say they voted for sanitation, jobs and houses.
Vezinyawo residents not pinning their hopes on upcoming elections
Temporary relocation area residents say the upcoming local government elections are not going to change their living conditions.
Homeless in the ‘Mother City’
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
Families facing eviction by a company that bought their bank-repossessed homes want the government to intervene and protect them.
Alex informal settlement residents remain defiant
City Power’s latest effort to remove illegal connections will, like previous raids, prove futile as no legal supply of electricity even exists in these informal settlements.
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