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Kunene, who was holding the fort on behalf of Joburg mayor Kabelo Gwamanda on Sunday and Monday, surprised many when he went on an eviction spree across some of the city’s dilapidated buildings, which house some of the city's poorest citizens.
Urban land read moreWinter’s icy grip on the Western Cape is tightening and those in vulnerable and flood-prone communities are fearful of the impact.
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15 May 2023
Times Live
Acting Johannesburg mayor Kenny Kunene is spending his days focusing on hijacked buildings in the city.
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08 May 2023
GroundUp
Residents accuse eThekwini Municipality of ignoring their calls for help
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08 May 2023
BusinessDay
Government needs to co-ordinated programmes and involve community-based organisations
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08 May 2023
HeraldLive
The Nelson Mandela Bay municipality has handed over 15 permits to communal farming associations, benefiting more than 150 individuals in the Kariega area by allowing them to use municipal land to farm crops and livestock.
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10 May 2023
SowetanLive
In its first-ever survey on homeless people, the City of Tshwane counted those living on the streets to try to find lasting solutions to homelessness
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08 May 2023
GroundUp
But the City of Cape Town says tenants of the N2 Gateway flats have refused to sign lease agreements, making maintenance impossible
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27 April 2023
GroundUp
Residents of informal settlements march to city hall
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16 April 2023
Daily Maverick
Perhaps the most shocking failure of intergovernmental collaboration on housing is that 668ha of high-potential land in Cape Town is sitting largely vacant and underutilised under the custodianship of the Department of Defence.
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