Amazon in Cape Town’s murky waters
Predatory tech giant is at the center of a heritage site land grab, pitting indigenous and environmental activists against city
AIAC
September 27, 2023
One less obstacle for Bishopscourt land claimants
Dreams of returning home to Bishopscourt, one of the most expensive suburbs in Cape Town today, are a step closer
GroundUp
September 26, 2023
Activists discover thousands of under-used land parcels of the public in Cape Town
Ndifuna Ukwazi (NU) says they have identified 128km2 of vacant and under-utilised public land in the Cape Town municipal area.
GroundUp
September 22, 2023
Three people die in shack fire in Joe Slovo Park
Three people died in a shack fire that broke out in the densely populated Ekuphumuleni settlement in Joe Slovo Park,
GroundUp
September 19, 2023
Inner city residents call for an inclusive Joburg
“A city cannot only be about the rich. It should also accommodate migrants who in the first place wouldn’t have
Elitsha
September 19, 2023
Johannesburg inner city residents demand dignified housing
Activists and residents of “dark buildings” in Johannesburg’s inner city met outside Beyers Naudé Square (formerly Library Gardens) on Saturday
GroundUp
September 18, 2023
CPUT agrees to increase payment to private residence after students locked out
Management of the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) has agreed to increase the fee paid to the owner of
GroundUp
September 18, 2023
Social housing in Woodstock: City wins heritage hearing
The City plans to develop social housing at the old Woodstock Hospital site. The Woodstock Residents Association’s appeal to keep
GroundUp
September 18, 2023
Families displaced by World Cup occupy RDP houses in Durban
About 40 families from Isipingo transit camp, who have occupied RDP houses in Kanku Road without municipal approval, say they
GroundUp
September 18, 2023
Residents of informal settlements on Cape Town’s railways ‘live in poop’
Philippi and Langa residents occupying the central railway line have complained about a lack of service delivery in their informal
Elitsha
September 18, 2023
Land & Housing
Amazon in Cape Town’s murky waters
Predatory tech giant is at the center of a heritage site land grab, pitting indigenous and environmental activists against city
AIAC
September 27, 2023
Land & Housing
One less obstacle for Bishopscourt land claimants
Dreams of returning home to Bishopscourt, one of the most expensive suburbs in Cape Town today, are a step closer
GroundUp
September 26, 2023
Land & Housing
Activists discover thousands of under-used land parcels of the public in Cape Town
Ndifuna Ukwazi (NU) says they have identified 128km2 of vacant and under-utilised public land in the Cape Town municipal area.
GroundUp
September 22, 2023
Land & Housing
Three people die in shack fire in Joe Slovo Park
Three people died in a shack fire that broke out in the densely populated Ekuphumuleni settlement in Joe Slovo Park,
GroundUp
September 19, 2023
Gauteng
Inner city residents call for an inclusive Joburg
“A city cannot only be about the rich. It should also accommodate migrants who in the first place wouldn’t have
Elitsha
September 19, 2023
Government & Service Delivery
Johannesburg inner city residents demand dignified housing
Activists and residents of “dark buildings” in Johannesburg’s inner city met outside Beyers Naudé Square (formerly Library Gardens) on Saturday
GroundUp
September 18, 2023
Education & Training
CPUT agrees to increase payment to private residence after students locked out
Management of the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) has agreed to increase the fee paid to the owner of
GroundUp
September 18, 2023
Land & Housing
Social housing in Woodstock: City wins heritage hearing
The City plans to develop social housing at the old Woodstock Hospital site. The Woodstock Residents Association’s appeal to keep
GroundUp
September 18, 2023
KZN
Families displaced by World Cup occupy RDP houses in Durban
About 40 families from Isipingo transit camp, who have occupied RDP houses in Kanku Road without municipal approval, say they
GroundUp
September 18, 2023
Government & Service Delivery
Residents of informal settlements on Cape Town’s railways ‘live in poop’
Philippi and Langa residents occupying the central railway line have complained about a lack of service delivery in their informal
Elitsha
September 18, 2023