Author: Housing_Assembly

Housing Assembly aims to build a City-wide mass organization that unites the working class, especially those living in informal settlements, in backyards, in tiny and badly-build RDP houses and overcrowded public, rented dwellings and other overcrowded, unfit or insecure housing, in a struggle for decent housing for all. to especially reach out to and mobilize women, youth, students, the unemployed, the disabled, on-citizens (economic migrants and refugees) and other disadvantaged and oppressed groups, living in bad housing conditions. We also support the struggle of middle class people for decent housing.

Housing Assembly Solidarity Statement to Communicare Tenant s

July 6, 2022

Press ReleaseImmediate No Restrictions 5th July 2022 Communicare Tenant Beneficiaries – Memorandum of Solidarity and Endorsement for Land and Property Justice Housing Assembly Stand in Solidarity with the Communicare Tenant Beneficiaries for Land Justice to Dispossess Communicare (NPC) not for profit,of all the Social Rental Housing stock (3 375 rental housing stock) and the vast … More Housing Assembly Solidarity Statement to Communicare Tenant s

Steen Villa struggle

December 7, 2021

Press ReleaseImmediate7 December 2021 Evictions Steenvilla-Retreat The Housing Assembly strongly condemn SOHCO for the evictions taking place at Steenvilla in Retreat,Cape Town Western Cape,while SOHCO is aware that we are still waiting on the Department of Human Settlements to respond to our correspondence we sent on behalf of the Steenvilla Tenants.We Condemn the evictions taking … More Steen Villa struggle

EMERGENCY HOUSING PROGRAMME

August 30, 2021

According to the Housing Act, the National Housing code is delegated legislation which is biding on Provincial and local government. this means that the code should be treated the same as legislation. this principle has also been confirmed by the courts. the Constitutional Court has recognized that the code was enacted to give effect to … More EMERGENCY HOUSING PROGRAMME

Housing Assembly Unlawful Occupation bylaw response

August 5, 2021

Submissions on the Draft Unlawful Occupation By-Law for the City of Cape Town On behalf of the Housing Assembly, we hereby submit the following comments on the Draft Unlawful Occupation By-law developed by the City of Cape Town. Chapter 1. Section 1 Definitions. This section must also define to us what is the difference between … More Housing Assembly Unlawful Occupation bylaw response