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Housing crisis

Shattered dreams, poisoned streets: The hidden human cost of Joburg’s housing crisis
Opinion
/ 22 September 2025

Shattered dreams, poisoned streets: The hidden human cost of Joburg’s housing crisis

A shift to sustainable, fossil-free solutions is necessary to tackle poverty, inequality and environmental degradation in the city

By Edwin Simelane
Last 100 Paradise Park residents in Hermanus evicted
National
/ 7 July 2024

Last 100 Paradise Park residents in Hermanus evicted

A decade-long battle to stave off eviction has come to an end

By Marecia Damons
Court ruling ordering alternative housing for homeless in Cape Town is welcomed
National
/ 25 June 2024

Court ruling ordering alternative housing for homeless in Cape Town is welcomed

The city agreed to amend shelter rules to make them more humane and compliant with the Constitution

By Umamah Bakharia
Buffalo City residents turn their backs on ANC over municipal failings
Politics
/ 13 May 2024

Buffalo City residents turn their backs on ANC over municipal failings

Irate community members say they will boycott the May 29 elections because of housing and infrastructure failures

By Khaya Koko

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