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Masiphumelele upgrade plan approved but appeal still pending
News
28 August 2020

Masiphumelele upgrade plan approved but appeal still pending

Environmental approval has been granted for the construction of a new road that will facilitate a long-awaited upgrade and relocation project ...

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Cape Town : There have been 130 land occupations since July
News
27 August 2020

Cape Town : There have been 130 land occupations since July

“We don’t have money to pay rent and didn’t have any other choice but to build our homes here,” said 41-year-old Nkululeko Nkosana from Mfuleni in Cape Town.

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Business is booming for shack builders in Dunoon
News
14 August 2020

Business is booming for shack builders in Dunoon

A local Dunoon entrepreneur who specialises in assembling and erecting shacks says business has been booming since the recent spike in land ...

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Covid Village land occupiers demand services & materials
Housing
03 August 2020

Covid Village land occupiers; self-help housing development

Over 1,000 people who occupied land and named the area Covid Village, near Old Faure Road and Mew Way, want the government to service the area and supply...

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Africa's high density urban settlements: cut the red tape & costs
Opinion
30 July 2020

Africa's high density urban settlements: cut the red tape

African urban dwellers pay 55% more in rentals than their counterparts in other cities in the world. The challenges of informal settlements have once again ...

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Water tanks run dry in Motherwell informal settlements
Governance
19 May 2020

Water tanks run dry in Motherwell informal settlements

“We are failing to comply with the regulations on social distancing because residents spend time in long queues waiting to fetch water,” says Luyanda Kondlo, ...

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