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Housing Projects

Morocco’s twin city blues
Africa
/ 1 February 2019

Morocco’s twin city blues

Geographically, the cities of Rabat and Salé could not be closer together, but they are worlds apart

By Staff Reporter
Gautengers move to shacks and gated estates
Article
/ 12 November 2018

Gautengers move to shacks and gated estates

Shacks have increased by 204.7% and gated houses by 248.8%, showing a widening gap in the kinds of homes built in the country’s most populous province

By Dennis Webster
Funding focus should be lower-cost urban housing
Article
/ 25 May 2018

Funding focus should be lower-cost urban housing

Increasing housing delivery to address the demand is unlikely to be achieved any time soon given low economic growth and fiscal consolidation

By Sabelo Mtantato
Megaprojects to deliver houses in South Africa might not work
Article
/ 24 May 2018

Megaprojects to deliver houses in South Africa might not work

South Africa needs to review its decision to deliver housing through megaprojects

By Richard Ballard
City doing its best to provide homes for Capetonians — De Lille
Analysis
/ 21 April 2017

City doing its best to provide homes for Capetonians — De Lille

"We cannot support a discriminatory approach to housing provision"

By Staff Reporter
In the business of building shacks
Article
/ 14 October 2014

In the business of building shacks

Sheffield Road in Philippi has become one of the city’s best-known places to buy a shack, where builders make a living providing affordable housing.

By Mary-Anne Gontsana
‘Singh company’ in social housing row
Article
/ 13 December 2013

‘Singh company’ in social housing row

Internal auditors condemn massive state funding 
given to builder linked to Tongaat mall collapse.

By Tabelo Timse &
Housing: Home is where the heart isn’t
Article
/ 12 July 2013

Housing: Home is where the heart isn’t

Evicted families forced to spend icy nights out on Jo’burg streets earn little sympathy from the state.

By Staff Reporter
SIU ‘ignoring’ R60m housing graft
Article
/ 17 May 2013

SIU ‘ignoring’ R60m housing graft

A police investigation into the disappearance of R60-million from a low-cost housing project in North West seems to have ground to a halt

By Drew Forrest
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Article
/ 14 June 2011

Housing project launched in North West

A housing project worth over R50-million has been launched at the Skierlik informal settlement in the North West.

By Staff Reporter

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