Category Archives: Housing

ENCA, Violent protests spread across South Africa

http://www.enca.com/south-africa/violent-protests-spread-across-sa

Greg Nicolson, Here to stay. Sebokeng’s rioting rage

http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2014-02-06-here-to-stay-sebokengs-rioting-rage/#.UvPD3_055SV

Alex Eliseev, Bonfires of discontent in horrifying numbers

Alex Eliseev discusses the extent of violent protests Continue reading →

Raymond Suttner, Interview with Polity, addressing political expression additional to voting

Greg Nicolson, on Durban Deep police killing

http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2014-01-24-durban-deep-in-photos-another-day-another-police-victim/#.UuIQbv2asy5

Ministers contradict one another on Nkandla

Ministers make contradictions on Nkandla

Deeper and wider irregularities linked to Tongaat mall builder

http://www.bdlive.co.za/national/2013/11/25/double-payment-linked-to-wife-of-tongaat-mall-builder

Richard Pithouse on the broader practices of governance that make collapse of Tongaat Mall and other attacks on the poor continue

http://sacsis.org.za/site/article/1851

Johannesburg seeks to expand its cleansing with preparation of apparently unconstitutional law

http://www.citypress.co.za/business/brave-new-joburg-operation-clean-sweep-ii/?utm_source=cheapsms247.com&utm_medium=cheapsms247.com&utm_campaign=brave-new-joburg-operation-clean-sweep-ii

No action taken against Tongaat developer

http://www.enca.com/south-africa/no-action-taken-against-tongaat-developer

Bekkersdal as microcosm of wider social crisis by Jay Naidoo

http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2013-11-22-bekkersdal-the-turning-point-in-sa-municipal-politics-time-for-a-line-in-the-ground/#.Uo8Qa6XH1SV

Collapsed Tongaat Mall construction group awarded another R 101 million tender

Collapsed Tongaat mall construction group awarded R101m tender

Collusion between officials and builder of Tongaat mall investigated

http://www.bdlive.co.za/national/2013/11/21/durban-tycoon-faces-further-scrutiny-after-tongaat-mall-death

Tongaat builder ignored orders to stop

http://www.thepost.co.za/tongaat-builders-ignored-orders-to-stop-1.1609839#.Uo5C9KXH1SU

Ungovernability in the townships

http://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/why-our-townships-are-burning-1.1608166#.Uomy2ZHN7fM

Abahlali baseMjondolo shack dwellers movement continues resistance but faces assassinations

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/nov/11/south-africa-fight-decent-housing-assassination

Conditions relating to Bekkersdal protests

State left with Bekkersdal municipal mop-up

Crisis of governability as Bekkersdal and surrounding areas flare up

http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2013-10-25-westonaria-mayhem-when-the-children-hit-the-streets/#.UmoP1haGj8t

Greg Nicolson,Abahlali baseMjondolo. The fight goes on

http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2013-10-07-abahlali-basemjondolo-the-fight-goes-on/#.UlJScRbH0y5

Open letter from Slavoj Zizek, Noam Chomsky, Judith Butler and other academics regarding violent attacks on Abahlali

M&G: Open letter to James Nxumalo, Senzo Mchunu & Jacob Zuma