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Last 100 Paradise Park residents in Hermanus evicted
A decade-long battle to stave off eviction has come to an end
Hermanus protests: ‘We have been waiting for houses for 20 years’
Residents, tired of not being heard, have taken to occupying vacant land, demanding the council supply them with water and lights
‘Is fokol is nex’: The South Western side of life
A week in the life of a Soweto flâneur and the characters of the township he encounters
Evictees: Fattis was not a hijacked building, we owned property and rented legally
The City has until Thursday to file a report on the alternative accommodation for Fattis residents.
Metros pay millions to ‘Red Ants’
NGOs highlight the major legal issues that are disregarded when evictions take place
Judges can no longer lawfully order evictions that leave people homeless
In a landmark judgement, the Constitutional Court said that judges have an obligation to ensure that evictions will not leave people homeless
This land was veld, now it’s ours, declare Hammanskraal residents
Residents of Hammanskraal, near Pretoria, stood their ground against forced evictions that left two people dead and thousands more destitute.
Homeless CBD residents abandoned after ‘disaster of massive proportion’
About 1000 Jeppestown residents are homeless after being evicted and their building burned down – and authorities have still not come to their aid.
When good property turns bad
An increase in illegal occupations of buildings is hampering inner city rejuvenation in Johannesburg.
Jo’burg residents battle Red Ant evictions
Costly "compassion training" doesn’t seem to be working on the infamous eviction crew, who are seen to have little regard for people or possessions.
Cast out into Jozi’s streets
People illegally occupying an inner-city building were evicted in an unconstitutional Red Ants operation, leaving them homeless on the streets of Jo’burg.
Jo’burg sends in Red Ants in defiance of ConCourt
Illegal occupiers of private properties are still being evicted without alternative accommodation arrangements despite a ConCourt ruling in December.
Jo’burg inner-city residents march over evictions
Protesting Johannesburg inner-city residents handed over a memorandum of their grievances to the ANC on Wednesday.
Six dead in Pretoria high-rise blaze
Six people have died in a fire that broke out in the Kruger Park flats in Pretoria. The fire was allegedly started to protest against evictions.