The Prevention of Illegal Eviction from and Unlawful Occupation of Land Act requires only that evictees be provided with alternative accommodation
Protracted effort by authorities to evict the pastoralists in Loliondo for safari tourism has led to violent confrontation
The Nelson Mandela Bay municipality does little to improve the living conditions in shack settlements in Gqeberha, residents say
A family’s struggle against alleged intimidation and failure to act by the authorities mirrors the daily challenges farm dwellers face
The South African Human Rights Commission and housing activists brought — and won — an application to halt lockdown demolitions of what the City of Cape Town said were unoccupied dwellings
It is possible to urbanise without congestion and the attendant ills through emphasis on better institutions, writes Eddie Rakabe
The city argues that it is not carrying out evictions, but is acting against land invasions
The City of Cape Town in June twice knocked down structures on land allocated for other purposes. The city says these were not evictions; residents ask why no police are available for rapes and murders
Four police officers are being investigated after a video of them evicting a man, who had been bathing at the time, was circulated on social media
Rent Strike South Africa says working-class families are struggling to keep up with paying rent during the lockdown. And, although there is a moratorium on evictions, it fears people will be put out on the street when the lockdown ends
But City authorities vow to stop the erection of new shacks during the national lockdown
Twenty-seven organisations have penned a letter to the presidency calling for evictions to be banned in an effort to protect vulnerable groups
Affordable housing is one of Kenya’s development priorities. But how does it aim to achieve this when it continues to render thousands homeless?
As eThekwini tries to evict transit camp residents, some say it was to retaliate against land activists
If a man dies in the Central African Republic, his wife is at risk of being evicted from their home by his relatives.
In recent months, running battles have erupted between law enforcement and land occupiers in Khayelitsha who claim they have been illegally evicted.
Residents facing eviction from their Woodstock homes “have no right or entitlement” to be accommodated at a location of their choice
Dozens of people evicted from hijacked and gutted buildings languish in tents to the south of the city – cold, hungry and far from work opportunities
The City has until Thursday to file a report on the alternative accommodation for Fattis residents.
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There have been violent evictions in communities including Marianridge, Cato Manor and eMansenseni this year.
Temporary shelters for evictees are packed in the inner city, but there aren’t enough low-cost rentals to house them
We dispel some of these myths using what we already know when it comes to evictions and temporary alternative accommodation.
In a landmark judgement, the Constitutional Court said that judges have an obligation to ensure that evictions will not leave people homeless
We have seen the likes of this so often that we no longer bother to make the comparison with the forced evictions and resettlements of apartheid.
"We cannot support a discriminatory approach to housing provision"
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What happens after the sheriff has come knocking?
The Concourt has been asked to find a balance between developers and occupants – again.
Jacques van Embden says the only way to make Cape Town more inclusive is by building a new development in Woodstock.
Thandeka Sisusa lived in the basement of the Rapallo apartment block in Sea Point and was ordered by a court to leave.
Evictions, auctions, repossessions and serving summonses are just part of a day’s work.
People in the community are still waiting for permanent housing as the settlement grows in size and helplessness.
After The Woodstock Hub bought their homes, over 20 families living in Cape Town’s Bromwell Street face eviction.