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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.