Informal settlement clusters are a way to improve people’s participation in local government
South African policies need to recognise thi
Increasing housing delivery to address the demand is unlikely to be achieved any time soon given low economic growth and fiscal consolidation
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.
A vicious attack on an ANC meeting has exposed the bitter divisions in the ‘Nkandla of the Cape.’
A trip to the Transkei for a funeral turns into a time of reflection on the violence and futility in today’s villages for Khaya Dlanga.
A university study has highlighted the challenges facing the urban poor – and proposed ways to make the best of all they are likely to get.
A perceived government clampdown on dissent in the Themb’elihle informal settlement has increased militancy and the chances of violence.
The South African Human Rights Commission has cast light on the issue of water and sanitation in the country’s informal settlements.
A Gauteng community’s appeal to the Constitutional Court has turned the spotlight on the need for municipalities to consult when evicting squatters.
Kya Sands informal settlement, where 16 people were attacked earlier this week, was quiet on Thursday, Gauteng police said.
A man dying alone in a shack of Aids speaks volumes about conditions in Blikkiesdorp, described as a ”dumping ground” for unwanted people in Cape Town
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/ 10 December 2008
Johan Nel’s legal team will be at Mmabatho High Court on Friday to hear whether he is granted leave to appeal his sentence, police said on Wednesday.
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/ 24 November 2008
The father of Skierlik murderer Johan Nel may be recharged with the negligent handling of a firearm, police said on Monday.
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/ 10 October 2008
Within the context of human security, there is a case to be made for the centrality of housing, writes Clarence Tshitereke.
The scale of urbanisation in South Africa, which has seen millions move to informal settlements, was highlighted at a government briefing on Monday.
Joe Slovo residents who travelled to the Constitutional Court for their case were in a sombre mood after hearing argument. Pearlie Joubert reports.
One person was killed when 300 shacks burnt down at a squatter camp near Denver hostel in southern Johannesburg late on Saturday night.
Five Durban siblings burnt to death when their shack caught alight in the early hours of Saturday morning, the eThekwini fire department said.
Over R3-billion was allocated to meet housing delivery needs in Gauteng, provincial housing minister Nomvula Mokonyane said on Tuesday.