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What does the dramatically different way the province responds to land occupations versus occupations of vacant buildings tell us about the Western Cape’s commitment to spatial integration?
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The complex was evacuated in February 2024 amid safety concerns
Ten projects with more than 3,800 units still need to be completed
Long-standing residents say they are being pushed out by short-term rentals
Court rules an eviction would be unjust given Noor-Banu Allie’s age, limited income and deep ties to District Six
Short-term letting through various platforms, including Airbnb, locks up 70% of residential units in the central city
Hundreds of refugees, who were already facing eviction, have lost their shelter
Young people are climate change activists, but largely excluded from global meetings, and aren’t taken seriously when they do get there.
The unfolding crisis in the SST section of Town Two, Khayelitsha, is both devastating and unacceptable. Families are being forced to abandon their homes as the very ground beneath them collapses, a direct result of failing sewer infrastructure.
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Schools have been closed for weeks in protest against failure to meet their needs
Jabulani Hall has broken windows and collapsing ceilings and its dilapidated offices are occupied by people who say they were displaced by floods in 2022
But KwaDukuza Municipality must satisfy the court it has a plan to relocate them with services
Long-standing arts festivals that provide thousands of jobs have received no funds this year from the arts and culture department
Relatives gather to identify the bodies of the dead
Government has spent millions on Wingfield and Paint City camps since 2020
New investigation will have wider scope than previous one but still excludes some important allegations
Huge housing project launched before the floods is still in initial phase
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) demands answers and accountability for the Limpopo Legislature’s squandering of R1,8 million on three flights and accommodation for a provincial delegation to a sitting of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association in Banjul, The Gambia. In the Freedom Front Plus’s view, the expenditure stems from the inflated ego of the Legislature’s […]
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Anonymous letter calls for action from Minister of Transport Barbara Creecy
The Gauteng Premier vowed to destroy informal settlements, claiming that most of their residents are undocumented immigrants
The project is one of several social enterprises run by U-turn
Department of Public Works and Ndifuna Ukwazi square off in court
The City of Joburg is yet to make its “dark buildings” safe
At a protest Ekurhuleni West students demanded the eviction of the families in “24 hours”