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Shan Radcliffe 10 Sep 2026

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Kaamilah Paulse and Mia Jacobs 7 Sep 2026

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Michael Evans, Thomas Karberg, and Lula Grant 1 Sep 2026

A street in Phoenix, Durban. The Special Tribunal has set aside eThekwini’s “irregular” Phoenix housing deals. Archive photo: Benita Enoch / GroundUp

EThekwini housing contracts ruled unlawful

Tania Broughton 18 Aug 2026

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Regard Budler 7 Aug 2026

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Landmark ruling reinforces registered ownership rights

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Armand Swart 8 Jul 2026

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Katja Hamilton 3 Jul 2026

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South Africa’s social housing under strain as occupation disputes escalate, Nasho warns

25 Jun 2026

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SCA denies Tshwane's land expropriation bid, enforces eviction order

Bulelwa Mabasa 22 Jun 2026

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Joseph Bracken, Ihsaan Haffejee and Tsoanelo Sefoloko 17 Jun 2026

Housing activists protesting at the Cape Town Civic Centre in 2021. Archive photo: Liezl Human/GroundUp

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Lee-Anne Gaertner, Thuto Gabaphethe, Lulama Madyaka and Robert Krause 10 Jun 2026

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Matthew Hirsch 27 May 2026

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Cape Town’s Airbnb rates plan sparks concern among property owners

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New eviction bill aims to protect small landlords, empower municipalities

17 Apr 2026

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Homeowner wins back property after title fraud case

Wilmien van Biljon and Martin Vermeulen 26 Mar 2026

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Court blocks building along Cape Town’s Diep River floodplain

Peter Luhanga 25 Mar 2026

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Source: Ashraf Hendricks/GroundUp. Five District Six families, who withstood apartheid’s forced removals, have been ordered to vacate these Victorian cottages.

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Tania Broughton 15 Jan 2026

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