HOUSING ASSEMBLY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Statement against Police Brutality We live in a country that is one of the most unequal in the world! A tiny minority live lives of luxury in well-located leafy suburbs with full access to the best services such as hot/cold water, flush toilets, electricity, good roads and drainage; and well-maintained … More Housing Assembly statement against police brutality
Housing Assembly Women Collective Condemns Gender Based Violence “it makes her the outlet for all the oppressions that men suffer in the world outside the home and at the same time the object on whom the man can exercise a hunger for power that the domination of the capitalist organisation of work implants” Mariarosa Dalla … More Housing Assembly women collective to GBV
Housing Assembly Youth Collective were part and parcel of the poor and the working class when they stood up as youth of Silver Town informal settlement demanding the city of swartland to account when they were have been isolated for 6 years from the ward allocation of ward 4. These young people protest since the … More Housing Assembly in solidarity with the Community of Silver Town informal settlement in Malmasbury
Some thoughts and directions: – This week I would like to focus on speaking to key individuals in trade unions to try to advance rent strike among workers. – Cape Town is also trying to evict the Singabalapha occupation over the next two days and it would be good if we can support those people … More No to eviction
Communicare Tenants head to the High Court today to stop their eviction. Press Release – 6 May 2020 Summary. High Court Application to evict 11 Communicare tenants Communicare Tenant Beneficiaries demand Title Deeds Covid-19 Rent Strike for a national rent, bond and rates freeze Contacts Neville Peterson – 0824883173 Adv Anele Mbenyana – 0614874383 RSSA … More RentstrikeSA Achievement
Is it lawful for landlords and tenants to use the rental deposit in place of rent, during the Covid-19 lockdown? The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has created unprecedented instability across the world. Although our concern over its effect on our people, our clients and our fellow South Africans remains high, we are hopeful that through our … More Using your rental deposit during Covid19 lockdown
Landlords often like to call themselves “housing providers” or “shelter providers,” but they are not offering homes for free or at non-profit rates. Renting places to stay is a business, and landlords want to make their profits quickly. Our rights as tenants during this lockdown period has not disappeared from South African law. Tenants still … More Housing Assembly support RentstrikeSA
