Families in the Lansdown Road informal settlement in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, have had raw sewage flowing through their shacks since Saturday. GroundUp visited the settlement, near Somerset Taxi Rank, on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. Sewage was...
Human Settlements Minister Thembi Simelane has commended provincial Human Settlements MECs for ensuring that provinces and metros are on track to use their 2025/2026 allocations to accelerate the delivery of adequate housing and improve household...
“When I drove past this area in December last year, it was beautiful,” says resident Malibongwe “Daki” Tshanga, indicating a temporary housing site on Erf 1948 in Walmer township, Gqeberha. The 580 “temporary residential units” were erected last...
The City of Cape Town is pleased to announce the release of findings from its inaugural city-wide Cape Town Household Survey, conducted between February and October 2024. This landmark initiative represents a significant step forward in the City’s...
