Activists ask: What happened to land reform?
The lack of decent housing in Cape Town and other parts of the country is a problem the government seems reluctant to solve.
Housing Waiting List
‘Make Cape Town’s housing waiting list public!’
Pensioners who have waited for more than 20 years for a house have lost hope of ever escaping living in backyard rooms and shacks.
Government won’t build you a house, Housing Minister Kubayi tells activists
Activists used the opportunity to comment on the Draft White Paper on Human Settlements to call for policy changes.
Shack dwellers flee violent persecution
Many residents of Siyakhana have fled their homes for fear of their lives. On Wednesday night, several homes were petrol bombed by ‘maphara’.
Housing project in Mandela Park stokes tension between backyarders and shack dwellers
Mandela Park Backyarders are adamant that the housing project should benefit their community while the City of Cape Town insists units will be allocated according to the housing waiting list.
Corruption of Cape Town’s housing waiting list being investigated
The Housing Assembly is taking on a campaign for an alternative and public housing waiting list.
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