Government flats falling apart, say Wentworth residents
Residents of government flats in Wentworth, Durban, complain of broken toilets, leaking pipes, faulty electricity and cracking walls.
GroundUp
October 24, 2023
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
Elitsha
October 24, 2023
The Plight of Rural Women: Landlessness, Hunger, and Broken Food Systems
The rural women who stand as the primary producers of food for the global population, face landlessness and hunger.
Rural Women's Assembly
October 18, 2023
Goedverwacht community fed up with Moravian Church
“This is going to be another Hammanskraal, but it can be avoided if we fight.” Goedverwacht community speak with the
Elitsha
October 18, 2023
A new monitoring mechanism for upholding peasants’ rights
Peasants and their organizations now have a platform to shed light on the violations they face.
Rural Women's Assembly
October 17, 2023
Heideveld residents fight with Western Cape Education Department for their homes
People living in about 110 informal structures and Wendy houses at Cathkin Village informal settlement in Heideveld are facing eviction.
GroundUp
October 17, 2023
eThekwini land occupiers claim officals attacked them without warning
Wiseman Mtshali said he was hospitalised after being shot with rubber bullets.
GroundUp
October 17, 2023
Addressing Housing Challenges in Voelpan
The Voelpan is also known as sheteng, the name was given to it by the community because of the unbearable
Tunatazama
October 13, 2023
Almost 4,000 households still to be relocated from Cape Town railway line
Homes of land occupiers still need to be relocated for the central railway line to operate efficiently. Governments need to
GroundUp
October 13, 2023
People dig out Cape Town bridge to build shelters
One of the shackdwellers worries that a car veering off the bridge “could end up right on top of my
GroundUp
October 13, 2023
KZN
Government flats falling apart, say Wentworth residents
Residents of government flats in Wentworth, Durban, complain of broken toilets, leaking pipes, faulty electricity and cracking walls.
GroundUp
October 24, 2023
Land & Housing
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
Elitsha
October 24, 2023
Democracy & Constitution
The Plight of Rural Women: Landlessness, Hunger, and Broken Food Systems
The rural women who stand as the primary producers of food for the global population, face landlessness and hunger.
Rural Women's Assembly
October 18, 2023
Environment & Water
Goedverwacht community fed up with Moravian Church
“This is going to be another Hammanskraal, but it can be avoided if we fight.” Goedverwacht community speak with the
Elitsha
October 18, 2023
Gender
A new monitoring mechanism for upholding peasants’ rights
Peasants and their organizations now have a platform to shed light on the violations they face.
Rural Women's Assembly
October 17, 2023
Land & Housing
Heideveld residents fight with Western Cape Education Department for their homes
People living in about 110 informal structures and Wendy houses at Cathkin Village informal settlement in Heideveld are facing eviction.
GroundUp
October 17, 2023
Land & Housing
eThekwini land occupiers claim officals attacked them without warning
Wiseman Mtshali said he was hospitalised after being shot with rubber bullets.
GroundUp
October 17, 2023
Free State
Addressing Housing Challenges in Voelpan
The Voelpan is also known as sheteng, the name was given to it by the community because of the unbearable
Tunatazama
October 13, 2023
Government & Service Delivery
Almost 4,000 households still to be relocated from Cape Town railway line
Homes of land occupiers still need to be relocated for the central railway line to operate efficiently. Governments need to
GroundUp
October 13, 2023
Land & Housing
People dig out Cape Town bridge to build shelters
One of the shackdwellers worries that a car veering off the bridge “could end up right on top of my
GroundUp
October 13, 2023