Human settlements MEC urges the arrest of “illegal land grab” leaders
Land occupiers promise to return to land they are evicted from as they cannot afford to rent the backyard shacks they stayed in before.
City of Cape Town
Municipal workers and unemployed want Cape Town to create more jobs
SAMWU is building its own database of unemployed workers and wants the City of Cape Town to use it when recruiting for EPWP projects.
MTN gets free advertising on satellite dishes in informal settlements
Data in South Africa is the most expensive in the world and cellphone companies are making super-profits from it, but MTN still uses the plight of informal settlement residents to get free advertising.
Kuyasa market stalls remain closed after 10 years
Despite spending R180-million on the Kuyasa Interchange in 2008, the market stalls at the station have remained white elephants.
City blames informal settlement residents for overflowing sewage
The City of Cape Town blames illegal dumping by residents for the overflowing sewage in Kosovo and Samora Machel.
Delft backyard dwellers demand housing
Eindhoven backyarders say that they will not allow the housing project to continue if they are not going to benefit.
MyCiti workers vow to continue with strike
The striking by MyCiti project workers have been on strike for two weeks and there has been no negotiation with the outsourced companies or the City of Cape Town yet.
Pensioners march against increased water tariffs
On Saturday a group of about 100 pensioners took to the streets of Cape Town against increased water tariffs and evictions.
Vrygrond land occupiers defiant
Backyarders in Vrygrond near Muizenberg have vowed to continue building shacks on a piece of land that they have occupied because they cannot “afford to pay rent” anymore.
The City and the province won’t expropriate land for housing
The City of Cape Town and the Western Cape provincial government has stated that it will not buy land from Ross Demolition to build houses for Siqalo residents as the land is “not fit for human habitation”.
Siqalo and broader Mitchell’s Plain communities clash
The situation was calm at Siqalo informal settlement on Thursday morning following a protest for land, housing and provision of better services by the City of Cape Town. The protest, which saw the barricading of Jakes Gerwel Drive with burning tyres and communal waste containers, resulted in a counter-protest from residents of Colorado Park. The protest has been suspended following a meeting between community groups in Mitchell’s Plain.
Cape Town march against proposed water tariffs
During her budget speech in March, Cape Town Mayor Patricia de Lille announced a rise in water tariffs to deal with the water crisis in Cape Town. With Day Zero being moved to next year, the City is adamant that the tariffs will ensure that they deliver the services at the required level.
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