UN report finds discrimination against women in land and housing programmes
A new report from the Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa found that family disputes threaten tenure security, which often results in eviction and homelessness
The city agreed to amend shelter rules to make them more humane and compliant with the Constitution
The Socio-Economic Rights Institute alleges the threats came after public statements by ActionSA city councillor Nkululeko Mbundu
Lawyers seeking R1-billion in damages allege President Cyril Ramaphosa’s phone calls and emails in 2012 set the stage for the unlawful killing of 34 miners
One community’s 25-year battle has roped in the president, the Special Investigating Unit, public protector’s office and the highest court for an RDP house that means more than a roof over your head
Even when their brutality is caught on camera and shown on television, officers seem to walk away scot-free
Researchers found that interventions only come after the municipality has already collapsed, that the turnaround time is impossibly short, and that constitutional steps have been misinterpreted
While the ANC in Parliament found itself defending the presence of FW de Klerk at the State of the Nation address last week, the government was also — in court this time — defending an apartheid-era law
Those negotiating for miners’ families say the state has been nothing but bloody-minded
A new mixed-income housing plan in Jo’burg includes refurbishing ‘hijacked’ buildings