WATCH | Tshwane MMC concerned over growing informal settlements
Tshwane — The City of Tshwane MMC for Housing and Human Settlements, Aaron Maluleka, said the city is concerned... Read more
24 Dec, 2024
Battle over land in KwaZulu-Natal
Families have been building shacks in Rocky Ridge, KwaDukuza, since 2022. Shacks are rebuilt quickly after being demolished. Photos:... Read more
6 Nov, 2024
Durban land occupiers take municipality to court
Shacks in KwaDabeka, near Clermont in Durban, have been repeatedly demolished by City law enforcement, allegedly without an eviction... Read more
22 Aug, 2024
South Africans are abandoning smallholder farming – history and policy can help explain why
Klara Fischer, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences South African smallholders are abandoning farming. The decline in field cultivation is... Read more
12 May, 2024
Families to leave ancestral lands as coal mine expands
Emily Nkosi’s home was destroyed by blasting at the nearby mine. Photos: Kimberly Mutandiro By Kimberly Mutandiro Seven families... Read more
4 May, 2024
Ramaphosa tells ministers to set up task team on use of public land for housing
Housing activists marched to the President’s Cape Town residence in August last year to demand that the State Land... Read more
3 May, 2024
Public works ‘working’ on evicting people occupying land at the Castle
The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure is in the process of seeking an eviction order against dozens of... Read more
27 Nov, 2023
Land occupiers claim officials attacked them without warning
Khumbuzile Zungu, who was among those whose shacks were demolished on 8 October, shows the injuries she suffered after... Read more
14 Oct, 2023
Mashatile urges swift action on land claims
Cape Town – Deputy President Paul Mashatile has described the matter of land claims as highly sensitive and deserving... Read more
23 Sep, 2023
SA’s Land Bank can be fixed: change the funding model and narrow the focus
Johann Kirsten, Stellenbosch University and Wandile Sihlobo, Stellenbosch University It is disheartening to see how many South Africans, including... Read more
12 Jul, 2023
