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Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

There are more than 20,000 unfinished RDP houses in the Free State

Tladi Moloi 15 hours

Image source: Leon Swart –

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

4,000 families to receive houses in the Northern Cape

19 Jan 2024

Affordable & Social Housing

City initiates legal action against unauthorised home occupiers

13 Oct 2023

Source: Supplied. Manqulo Nyakombi.

Affordable & Social Housing

Stalled for years, Durban housing project faces further delays

Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik 5 Sep 2023

Invasive Port Jackson trees, plastic waste offer solution for low-cost housing

Materials & Equipment

Invasive Port Jackson trees, plastic waste offer solution for low-cost housing

12 Apr 2023

Social housing in South Africa is in trouble - here's why

Affordable & Social Housing

Social housing in South Africa is in trouble - here's why

Maxwell Roeland 10 Feb 2023

Pursuing sustainable livelihoods - these South African youths are shining examples of resilience

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Pursuing sustainable livelihoods - these South African youths are shining examples of resilience

Issued by Sappi 20 Jun 2022

Image source: Leon Swart –

Zondo Commission

NPA should probe Zwane for FS housing mess, says Zondo

Valencia Talane 12 May 2022

Filthy Mthatha is a pigsty, say residents

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Filthy Mthatha is a pigsty, say residents

Mkhuseli Sizani 8 Dec 2021

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Criminal Law

Corrupt former FS Human Settlements HOD sentenced

26 Nov 2021

Musina residents demand reliable water supply

Food, Water & Energy Security

Musina residents demand reliable water supply

Bernard Chiguvare 25 Nov 2021

#EntrepreneurshipIssues: Don't put all your eggs in one basket

Entrepreneurship

#EntrepreneurshipIssues: Don't put all your eggs in one basket

Miranda Lusiba 15 Oct 2021

Gqeberha families have been housed on land polluted by methane gas, but municipality won't explain what's going on

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Gqeberha families have been housed on land polluted by methane gas, but municipality won't explain what's going on

Mkhuseli Sizani 17 Sep 2021

Housing for informal settlement near Cape Town airport on hold

Affordable & Social Housing

Housing for informal settlement near Cape Town airport on hold

Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik 9 Jul 2021

Western Cape's housing policy open for public comment

Affordable & Social Housing

Western Cape's housing policy open for public comment

James Stent 20 May 2021

Market segmentation: people and places

Research

Market segmentation: people and places

Issued by Ebony+Ivory 29 Jan 2021

All regional courts to adjudicate civil disputes

Law Practice

All regional courts to adjudicate civil disputes

2 Dec 2020

'Anti-social behaviour' could soon disqualify some from CoCT rental units

Affordable & Social Housing

'Anti-social behaviour' could soon disqualify some from CoCT rental units

Mary-Anne Gontsana and James Stent 10 Jul 2020

Proactive engagement around lockdown regulations needed, says MBA North

Construction & Engineering

Proactive engagement around lockdown regulations needed, says MBA North

21 May 2020

Blockchain-based property register launched in Cape Town

Proptech

Blockchain-based property register launched in Cape Town

7 Nov 2019

Khayelitsha land occupiers to square off with City in court

Land & Property Law

Khayelitsha land occupiers to square off with City in court

Vincent Lali 30 Aug 2019

RDP house on sale for R1.7m

Affordable & Social Housing

RDP house on sale for R1.7m

1 Mar 2019

Voorkamerfest in Darling announces performer lineup

Art

Voorkamerfest in Darling announces performer lineup

30 Aug 2018

These RDP houses in Joe Slovo flood regularly. Photo: Joseph Chirume

Affordable & Social Housing

RDP houses built in a floodplain

Joseph Chirume 7 Aug 2018

Khayelitsha residents install their own communal taps

Infrastructure & Utilities

Khayelitsha residents install their own communal taps

Vincent Lali 23 Jul 2018

Land occupations across the country have skyrocketed this year. New approaches are needed to solve the housing shortage. Archive photo: Mary-Anne Gontsana

Affordable & Social Housing

Can subsidised rentals help solve the housing crisis?

GroundUp editors 28 Jun 2018

Filmmaker Michael Uwemedimo, one of the keynote speakers at the African Centre for Cities International Urban Conference, spoke about the violent ‘clearing’ of almost two million people and their waterfront houses in Port Harcourt, Nigeria to make way for development. Photo: Andy Mkosi

Affordable & Social Housing

Housing crisis: data collection is critical

Sean O'Toole 5 Feb 2018

Steenvilla in Cape Town’s south peninsula is an example of a rent-based state-subsidised social housing project. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks

Affordable & Social Housing

Rent instead of owning: Is it a better model for low-income housing?

Maxwell Roeland 23 Nov 2017

Waiting to inhale: Radiation and living near mines

Healthcare

Waiting to inhale: Radiation and living near mines

1 Sep 2017

Why title deeds aren't the solution to South Africa's land tenure problem

Property

Why title deeds aren't the solution to South Africa's land tenure problem

Ben Cousins 15 Aug 2017

Banks cannot attach RDP houses to settle debt

Land & Property Law

Banks cannot attach RDP houses to settle debt

14 Jun 2017

Are banks red-lining certain areas due to safety concerns?

Residential Property

Are banks red-lining certain areas due to safety concerns?

1 Jun 2017

Contextualising ‘expropriation without compensation' debate

Land & Property Law

Contextualising ‘expropriation without compensation' debate

Chantelle Gladwin-Wood and Tenielle Combrinck 20 Apr 2017

Materials & Equipment

RDP brick supplier referred to Competition Tribunal

3 Apr 2017

Solving SA's housing crisis through public-private cooperation

Property Development

Solving SA's housing crisis through public-private cooperation

30 Mar 2017

Bay's water crisis worsens

Infrastructure & Utilities

Bay's water crisis worsens

Avuyile Mngxitama-Diko 28 Feb 2017

CT gears up for phase two of its ceiling retrofit project

Sustainable Development

CT gears up for phase two of its ceiling retrofit project

30 Jan 2017

Residential Property

Affordable housing: gap in the GAP housing market

Oupa Masilela 10 Oct 2016

Artist's impression of the future Old Conradie Hospital Development in Pinelands. Source:

Residential Property

Most people can't afford "affordable" housing

Ashleigh Furlong 16 Sep 2016

Councillor Van Minnen inspects the ceiling of Mrs Jennifer Jonas in Vrygrond.

Sustainable Development

CT embarks on next phase in ceiling retrofit project

22 Aug 2016

#YouthMonth: Intelligent geyser to give SA a handle on resource consumption

Environment & Natural Resources

#YouthMonth: Intelligent geyser to give SA a handle on resource consumption

Cari Van Wyk 28 Jun 2016

Construction company Esor returns to profit

Construction & Engineering

Construction company Esor returns to profit

27 May 2016

L-R: Divan Swanepoel, quarry manager, Buhle Dlulane,ECDC chief executive, Loyiso Jiya,ECDC deputy chairman, Nomveliso Nyukwana, mayor of,Emalahleni, Marius Prinsloo from Tau Pele, Mcebisi Limba and Moss Magwebu, both directors of Blue Crane Resources and Minerals.

Mining

Eastern Cape quarry project requires R200m investment

24 May 2016

Calgro M3 builds a broad foundation in tough conditions

Property Development

Calgro M3 builds a broad foundation in tough conditions

Mark Allix 16 May 2016

Recycled polystyrene used in construction of R285m project

Materials & Equipment

Recycled polystyrene used in construction of R285m project

11 May 2016

Male circumcision could reduce HIV, increase economic growth

HIV/AIDS

Male circumcision could reduce HIV, increase economic growth

14 Aug 2015

O.R. Tambo International provides libraries to schools

Education & Skills Development

O.R. Tambo International provides libraries to schools

19 Jun 2015

E Cape gets R233m to complete housing projects

Construction & Engineering

E Cape gets R233m to complete housing projects

26 Feb 2015

Winner of landscape architecture award announced

Architecture & Design

Winner of landscape architecture award announced

15 Jan 2015