The housing department says it has since appointed contractors to complete two projects in Stutterheim in the Eastern Cape.

Beneficiaries of the housing project said they have been battling since they first moved in four years ago.

The plea of a blind orphan from Gauteng, who was left living alone in a dilapidated shack that gets flooded when it rains was helped recently by a kind-hearted businessman.

The draft policies aim to ensure greater transparency during the allocation process

There is apparently a fake housing allocation letter circulating around the Western Cape promising residents an RDP house in exchange for R5000.

Joburg’s mayor placated angry crowds in Alex saying he had no idea about the demolition plans and said the structures would be rebuilt in just a few weeks.

The house is in a terrible condition. It is without windows or doors. The rooms are filled with rubbish.

A society in need of serious help.

There is no clarity as to why King Goodwill Zwelithini ordered the house to be built in his palace.

Mamaila has been waiting for her refund while the owner of Hamn Property has gone MIA.

The affordable housing market in Gauteng has dropped by about 40% in two months.

“We know we are not supposed to live with cattle, but where else can we go?” asks elderly resident.

Tshutsha Daniso was shot dead trying to prevent buildings in Mfuleni from being stripped while they are being built.

11 billion blocks of cheese. Why can’t we live in THAT country?

Hundreds of residents of Gauteng townships cheated out of housing

The ruling party recently claimed that five million RDP houses have been built since the onset of democracy… they’re off my a few million.

No other country has given people houses free of charge because they are poor, South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma recently claimed. He is wrong.

Whether through shady tenders, shoddy buildings or convenient increases in overhead costs, RDP housing hasn’t quite gained the momentum it’s proposed beneficiaries would have wanted to see.