'n1E IIlDLITICl'I or INFWX a:NJ'R)L l\ND REU\'lm ISSUm I II BIBLIOORAPHY
PARI' II: NEWSPAPm ARl'ICLES 1987
Cotl>iled by
Certdoen Ollve.-Evans with EllIBr 'l1Iams Saldru Working Paper No. 73
ISBN 0 7992 1161 3
CONTENTS
ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
NE\~SCLIPP INGS
SALDRU Accession Numbers Abbreviations used
19U6
January to March April to June July to September October to December
1987
January to March April to June July to September october to December
INDEX
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JANUARY
Soweto squatter camp bUlldozed Cape Times 7/1/87
271
JHB - Mshenguiville squatter camp in suburb of Mofolo razed without warning leaving I 000 people homeless
Lawaaikamp's not off the hook Weekly Mail 9/1/87
307
forced removals still on the cards No longer a happy home for all City Press 11/1/87
271
Brits Old Location - 18 year old coloured community also to be resettled
Plans unveiled for major black EL township Evening Post 13/1/87
340
and dev of future industrial ground, townShip will house 100 000 people by year 2000
Govt nod to new EL black township Daily Dispatch 13/1/87
340 ditto
Upgraded Crossroads sites ready soon Argus 14/1/87
307
first phase, 1 400 sites ready by March Little cheer for Oukasie
Business ~ 16/1/87 271
primary school closes down Govt
Star 271 ditto
transfers Oukasie school 16/1/87
NUM: 'all mineworkers should stay' Argus 16/1/87
200
supports the right of Mozambicans working in SA, reaction to govt's decision to allow 30 000 out of the 66 000 to remain in SA
Squatters ordered to leave by next week Cape Times 17/1/87
307
Bloekombos, Kraaifontein- 2 unidentified white men ordered 70 squatters to leave
Last of Langa's residents told to demolish shacks Evening Post 19/1/87
271
approx 40/50 families remaining
urban Foundation plans more housing seminars The Star 21/1/87
339, 123
due to enthusiastic response from property developers, major employers (comm/ind), architects, planners/surveyors, prov/local auth, pol, academics etc.
Black housing seminar attracts 2 000 Business ~ 21/1/87
123 ditto
The man whose job i t was to wreck homes Sowetan 21/1/87
~-
Katlehong, Natalspruit - Snyman official of E Rand Admin Board (ERAB)
Oukasie dispute continues Star 23/1/87
cf Business Day 16/1/87 Bophelong stays
City Press 25/1/87 271
will be expanded rather than moved ,to Sebokeng Last Langa folk face eviction
City Press 25/1/87 124
eviction notices, 10 days to demOlish their shacks and move Van Niekerk: 1m blacks in city area?
Cape Times 27/1/87 340
Minister Nat Health & Pop Dev - highest semi-official estimate of black pop in CT
Helping themselves
? 340
WCHDA plans to convert and upgrade single sex hostels
- - - -- - - -
Minister tells of influx Daily Dispatch 28/1/87 201
huge influx from Transkei, Ciskei & other rural areas System that leads to bloody conflict
Star 28/1/87 200
126 black mineworkers killed in inter-group fighting in last year: migrant labour system and the accompanying single-sex hostel emerge as important factors in clashes among black mineworkers
FEBRUARY
Govt's housing schemes stymied Business ~ 2/2/87
123
due to red tape, bureaucratic delays and lack of co-operation from local authorities
Delays thwart housing plans Cape Times 2/2/87
123 ditto
Removals', groups to meet Sowetan 3/2/87
123
representatives from various communities which have been threatened with resettlement meet at Oukasie, Brits
Ucasa slated for letting down blacks Business ~ '4/2/87
339
by Heunis for refusal to serve on National Statutory Council Councillors form new organisation
Star 4/2/87 339
disillusioned with pro-govt Ucasa Black councils finally split Weekly Mail 6-12/2/87 339
ditto
Noordhoek squatters fear 'death' township Cape Times 6/2/87
307
13 families being moved to Khayelitsha, 1/2 of the family members are 'coloured' and speak no African language
Onverwacht denial Weekly Mail 6-12/2/87 271
SA & Owa Qwa homeland deny Botshabelo will be inc. into OwaOwa
Oukasie 'they'll never make us leave' City Press 8/2/87
271
remaining residents of Brits location
Massive drive launched to collect arrear rentals in PE townships City Press 8/2/87
124
553 workers to be deported Business ~ 10/2/87 200
aliens other than TBVC's, mentions gov. circulars sent to 190 000 employers in Oct (1986) warning them about forthcoming inspections
House rent/service fees Hansard 10/2/87
123
R177647546,87 owing to local auth as of 30/11/86 which is recoverable
Maree stresses role of blacks in economic growth Business ~ 11/2/87
339
Escom chairman claims urbanisation will be the key A housing surplus
Sowetan 11/2/87 123
300 000 houses in white suburbs Goodbye to Norweto?
Sowetan 12/2/87 123
various organisations skeptical about govt plans to shelve township - may be an election ploy
Oukasie hangs on
Financial Mail 13/2/87
271 - -
half of Brits location (5 000) have to cope with problems of living in a "non-existent" township
Human cast-offs in an unpromised land Sowetan 13/2/87
271
first they lived in SA, then i t was Transkei, then Ciskei and next Owa Owa ? ..• 500 Sotho speaking refugees
Lawaaikamp 'removal' Cape Times 13/2/87 307, 271
George municipality issued notices to remove homes in 3 days or face demolishment
Final deadline for Lawaaikamp Weekly Mail 13-19/2/87 271
ditto
15 arrested on raid on hostel 'had nowhere to go' Cape Times 13-23/2/87
307, 124
Mfuleni hostel, appeared in Kuils River Magistrate's Court, arrested on charges of "being in a development area without permit or permission"
Lawaaikamp reprieve Cape Times 14/2/87 307, 271
1 awyers representing GCA threatened court action, municipa 1 i ty backed down
Lawaaikamp 'football' Cape Times 16/2/87 307, 271
Nat MP George playing political football to get right wing votes Moderates 'alienated' by demolition notices
Argus 16/2/87 307, 271 Lawaaikamp
Botshabelo residents fear incorporation Sowetan 16/2/87
271
Qwa Qwa - despite govt's assurance this will not happen Low-income housing plan is 'bogged down'
star 16/2/87 123
only 13% of govt's R750m has been used More cash for homes
Sowetan 16/2/87 123
govt earmarked R1 195m for provision of more housing in black townships
Crossroads (upgrading) KTC (upgrading) Hansard 17/2/87 307
Black cities: Nats hint at independance star 17/2/87
339
policy appears to be a revival of concept of "city-states", Eglin (PFP) criticised i t as being 'modernisation of apartheid'
Onverwacht: incorporation into Qwaqwa Hansard 17/2/87
271
has been decided in principle says Minister Cronje Heunis 'anticipates' refugees will return
Cape Times 18/2/87 307
Crossroads and KTC residents once upgrading completed Govt moots city states
Sowetan 18/2/87 339
cf Star 17/2/87 Heartbreak over ID's Sowetan 18/2/87 206
aliens - no proof on being born in SA, married women shunted around
PE's black housing: new plans Evening Post 18/2/87
123
multi-racial company formed 12/86 (Peace and Property Utility Assoc) to build low-cost housing
Housing law changes mean greater certainty
? 18/2/87·
123
black housing- wider scope and more certain environment for both buyers and sellers
Govt rent move 'good' Business ~ 19/2/87 123
govt's phaSing out of rent control according to Sapoa executive Ucasa plan to help govt
Sowetan 19/2/87 339
by being unofficial goodwill ambassadors overseas Open for business
Financial Mail 20/2/87
123 - -
the SA Housing Trust - approving iow-cost·housing projects
Call for cheaper building methods Natal Mercury 20/2/87
123
black pop.
Millions for housing in pensions 'Star 21/2/87
123
pension-fund industry pressures govt to pave the way for a massive injection of money into housing stock
R400m l i f t for black housing Sunday Times 22/2/87
123
SA Housing Trust go-ahead 99- year leasehold
Kwanobuhle (Households/lndv moved from Langa/Despatch 6/86-12/86) Khayelitsha (Acc 5 000 ~ites/month1y renta1/removal/R cost state) Group Areas (Removals/Western Cape)
Housing (no money spent on black housing 86-87) Housing (no. of houses built for blacks 85-86) Hansard 23/2/87
339, 340
Port Elizabeth:family housing units Hansard 23/2/87
124
1 160 units built in '86, 24 984 people waiting for housing, cost R58 025 000
Soweto
Hansard 23/2/87 200
housing schemes being developed (none by state) Squatters: shelter
Hansard 23/2/87 306
details: 1986
Steps taken against squatters- No C Prov WC Khayelitsha 153 Tvl E Rand Tsakane 1 481
Highveld ? 40
OFS Natal
none none
of shelters affected- Location Outside borders black twnship
Brakpan Phola
Removals/Resettlement (no. of black twnshps/comm/No of people) Housing (no. indv appl - EC as of '86)
Resettlements '86 RSA 61 228 Main reasons: unhygenic squatter conditions/consolidation)
Resettlements '86 National states (764 at requests from heads of households - Minister Educ & Dev Aid)
Hansard 23/2/87 271
Illegal immigrants Hansard 23/2/87 200
40 people held at police stations in Nelspruit 31/12/86, 11 had SA 1D's
Shacks go 800 families ordered to leave farms South 23/2/87
27r-
Wieler's farm North of Evaton (Vaal triangle) Helping themselves
Financial Mail 23/2/87 124, 340
WCHDA plans to convert and upgrade hostels to family accommodation and take over their admin from the Dept of Community Services
Two-year wait for new school facilities Star 24/2/87
271 Oukasie
Onslaught on PE housing backlog Evening Post 24/2/87
124
construction underway at Kwadwesi, Urban Villages built 94 houses since 4/86
38 councilS have already broken away from Ucasa Business ~ 25/2/87
339
New body is called Umsa Business ~ 26/2/87 339
ditto
Cleric's plea on squatters Cape Times 26/2/87
307
Noordhoek squatters be allowed to live in Ocean View SA is short of 600 000 houses
Business ~ 26/2/87 123
over 500 000 needed for blacks
Sats to expand border housing for workforce Daily Dispatch 26/2/87
123
house ownership scheme for black workforce in EC
600 000 houses needed, says Landers Natal Mercury 26/2/87
123
cf Business Day 26/2/87 5 families evicted in Zola Sowetan 27/2/87
123
Soweto township - rent arrears Council moves in on rent boycotters Weekly Mail 27/2/ - 5/3/87
124
PE - govt evicted rent defaul ters from Zwide township: 'testing the waters'
A community under threat Sowetan 27/2/87
271
Tvl- Wielers farm families (pop.lO 000) are under threat fromthe Tvl Prov Admin to move to a new township near Evaton cemetery Black projects get R2m boost from NCR gift
Business ~ 27/2/87 339, 123
donation to Urban Foundation (UF) by NCR Corp, 1m placed in trust by Private Sector Council on Urb for use during next two years, lists other UF initiatives to benefit
Wife acquitted on charge after visit to husband Cape Times 28/2/87
201
Malmesbury municipal compound - trespass charge
MARCH
R20-million housing for 100 SA blacks!
sunday Times 1/3/87 123
employees to the US embassy Miners support Freedom Charter Cape Times 2/3/87
200
15 000 black miners supported NUM's endorsement of Freedom Charter and threatened seizure of the mines if the system of migrant labour and single-sex tribally segregated hostels was not ended
Blacks will veto city states - Kgame Business ~ 2/3/87
339
statement by Kgame (Ucasa) backed by Boya
Boya calls for more black land Sowetan 2/3/87
339
Township investment up Cape Times 2/3/87 339
expected to increase by 16.2% following 13.2% increase last year, mentions govt's R750m commitment last year
Black housing mini-boom on the cards Business ~ 2/3/87
123
R750m govt commitment
Housing: greater role for pensions?
Cape Times 3/3/87 123
in long-term financing of residential housing An exercise in alienation
Sowetan 3/3/87 206
queing up for new IO's in JHB
Repatriation of i11egals speeding up Business ~ 4/3/87
200
Jan.inspectorsv isi ted 3 000 Companies to search for i I I egall y employed foreign blacks - 6 employers prosecuted
1/2-m housing units needed in urban areas Sowetan 4/3/87
123
urging blacks to buy houses Heunis lists removals in 1986 Star 6/3/87
271
64180 resettled last year, seven more communities with 21 973 people s t i l l to move (6- Tvl/l-Cape). Decisions for future removals would be taken on merit and in line with Govt's white paper on urbanisation
Council split could wreck Heunis's hopes Weekly Mail 6-12/3/87
339
refers to Ucasa/Umsa split
Official fears of a refugee 'magnet' Weekly Mail 6-12/3/87
271
Potsdam case. NCAR stated other homeland communities are watching the case with interest in case a precedent is set
Kwelera's ID book coercion City Press 8/3/87
271
SA auth using new ID documents to pressure residents to accept tribal auth they no longer recognise i.e. Dept of Home Affairs demanding certificates issued by tribal auth to prove that holder is a resident of Kwelera before issuing ID books
51 removals humanitarian - council City Press 8/3/87
271
Ibhayi town council referring to Zwide removals over rent arrears. M. Jinikwe, fieldworker for PECAR said residents wanting to have their dompas stamped by council were told to pay their rents first
Parlimentary questions Star 9/3/87
123
8 021 houses built for blacks in 9 main urban areas of SA Umsa calls on govt to end group areas act
Business ~ 9/3/87 339
Umsa to launch a 'determined campaign' against group areas act Squatters say police burnt down huts after evictions
Star 9/3/87 271
Roodekrans (North of JHB) Labour system under fire Sowetan 9/3/87
200
Cosatu House (JHB) speakers at SA Railways and Harbours Workers Union rally, 800 attended
20 000 admit to being illegal immigrants Daily Dispatch 10/3/87
200
came from Swaziland, Turkey, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Transkei, Lesotho, Germany, portugal, Bophuthatswans, Malawi and Zambia - Vlok (Minister Law & Order) stated 638 suspected illegal immigrants and 681 prohibited persons were being detained at 68 different police stations at end of Feb '87 - detained under the Admission of Persons to the Republic Regulation Act and the Aliens Act
Employers play role in housing Business ~ 11/3/87
123
as legislative changes to SA property laws take effect
Home boost for blacks Business ~ 11/3/87 123
completion of survey of 450 000 erven in urban areas throughout SA
Dire need for low income housing in PE - Samuels Evening Post 11/3/87
124
Dir of Housing, waiting l i s t of 8 000, and backlog of 12000 houses
Granny washes away her future Star 12/3/87
206
difficulty in getting new ID, fingerprints washed away from years of domestic service
Spot light on 'mixed-race' squatter settlements Cape Times 12/3/87
307
Noordhoek, Hout Bay and Bloekombos (Kraaifontein) where 27 squatters are to appear on trespass charge
Bulldozers are back at Crossroads but this time for thebette.r Cape Times 12/3/87
124, 307, 340
first stage of three-part upgrading project costing R9,25m R9,25m facelift for Crossroads
Business ~ 12/3/87 307
ditto
Forced removal, claim Machadodorp families Star 12/3/87
271
govt claims removals are 'voluntary'
Walkerville squatters: petition to go to PW
Star 13/3/87 '
306
PW petitioned by Walkerville town council' (Tvl) to stop expansion of Weilers farm squatter camp - 5 000 strong squatter population
"increasing daily" - 180 shacks per month going up Machadodorp removed shock
Sowetan 13/3/87 271
1 000 families being removed against their will
The Voortrekkers gave them their 1 and. The Nats took i t away .••
What a survey team found under the land these people were told to leave: gold (will they get the land back? Not likely)
Weekly Mail 13-19/3/87 271
TRAC claims people of Rooigrond have little chance of returning to Machaviestad, near Potchefstroom
A cheery letter. Then the trucks. And police Weekly Mail 13-19/3/87
271
Machadodorp removals (E Tvl) Umsa vs Ucasa
Financial Mail 13/3/87 339
formation of new council (Umsa) break away from Ucasa R40 million being spent on housing at Mlungisi
Daily Dispatch 13/3/87 124
Queenstown, first RIO,Sm phase is due by mid-year says CPA Quest for reform
Financial Mail 13/3/87 200
major employers agree with NUM that change is necessary - but since not all migrants have SA citizenship, many structural defects in the system have to be sorted out first
Crossroads Cape Times 307
Cole, SPP -
article ignored historical facts 14/3/87
cf Cape Times 12/3/87 Removals are voluntary, says official Sowetan 16/3/87
271
Mr Oosthuizen (Dept Constitutional Dev & Planning) claims removals from Machadodorp (E Tvl) to Emthonjeni are 'voluntary' - conducted by Tvl Prov Admin & SA police
Black city Cape Times 124, 340 CT
townships owe R5 million in rent 16/3/87
Pass law repeal 'increases' problems Cape Times 18/3/87
206, 200
Sash 1987 conference - TBVC's in worse position
Cheap housing Business ~
123
on show 19/3/87
R3 600 and up - to residents at KwaNdebele Heunis under fire
Sowetan 19/3/87 271
Trac and Brits Action Committee on forced removal of Oukasie residents
Another dumping ground South 19-25/3/87
~
Botshabelo: 600 000 inhabitants living mostly in tents/makeshift homes
Heunis gets tough Financial Mail 20/3/87
271 - -
possible forced removal of +- 10 000 black residents of Oukasie township near Brits
George calls off all Lawaaikamp charges Cape Times 20/3/87
307, 271
service charges in arrears written off and future charges reduced due to inadequate service
Free to move on. Not free to stop Weekly Mail 20-26/3 ?/87
206, 339
refers to black housing shortages Demolition move in on Grassmere Star 25/3/87
271
squatters south of JHB, household heads arrested. comes in recent wake of action against Weiler's farm
Appeal to private sector on housing Business Q2y 25/3/87
123
urges Minister of Manpower and Public Works
Sats to spend R32-m on new houses for black employees Argus 25/3/87
123
in 87-88 financial year
New rent policy 'for whites only' Cape Times 25/3/87
124
phasing out of rent control for certain income brackets
Consortium will build 500 houses in Motherwell
? 25/3/87
340
4 maj or companies (Imbumba - Artic Construction, Perm, Grinaker
Ltd & UF) in Neighbourhood Unit 3
Land for blacks 'in a year' Business ~ 26/3/87 123
govt's attempts to provide individual land tenure according to the Director-General of Public Works
Squatters told to move - claim Cape Times 27/3/87
307
Noordhoek 'mixed race' squatter families (+6) told to move to Ocean View by Divco
Embattled squatters want to sue Minister Weekly Mail 27/3 - 2/4/87
307
Bloekombos squatters harassed since Dec 86: shacks destroyed, trespass charges etc.
Apartheid's death throes Star 28/3/87
123
approx 45 000 blacks living in 'white' Hillbrow
Black city states are ludicrous idea says think-tank academic Sunday Times ? 29/3/87
339
Prof Breytenbach (Member (ex ?) of Heunis's Dept Const Dev ... ) gives harsh critique
Black housing backlog grows Sunday Times 29/3/87 123
CSIR research indicates backlog could be as high as 832 000
APRIL
Reaction to squatter problem star 1/4/87
306
PFP city councillor, Mr Tony Leon claims i.c. abolished in name only - absence of,servicable land/official harrassment
How 'reform' works in PW's backyard: from Lawaaikamp to Sandkraal
South 2-8/4/87
~
the remaining 200 + families seem optimistic about winning year long battle
Migrant workers' dream South 2-8/4/87
~
Elgin (WC), workers (PWAWU) at Mondi sawmill want a decent village to replace the overcrowded hostel where they live in squalid conditions
Farmer 'forced' to move squatters Cape Times 2/4/87
307
34 Noordhoek families have to move to Khayelitsha or face prosecution under prevention of Illegal Squatting Act. OWner of farm faces prosecution if he doesn't force squatters off land, has laid formal charges of trespass with the SA police
Room to grow
Financial Mail 3/4/87
339 - -
new MD of UF (S. Van Coller) discusses role of UF, stategy growth PWV area
Mass evictions plan Sowetan 3/4/87 123
Soweto - rent evictions stepped up, councillors to submit names of 25 rent defaulters in each area
It feels human, says miner Weekly Mail 3-9/4/87 200
Landau Mines, case study of migrant who has moved his young wife into his hostel
Civic groups battle to halt Kommetjie removal Cape Times 4/4/87
307, 271
8 organisations publicising plight of inhabitants. Cole (SPP) stated removal was an attempt to use local auth to implement 'orderly urb'. Farmers were told by Divco to remove illegal structures, said building and health regulations were being invoked to get rid of the people
Miners defy 'no wives' rulings Weekly Mail 3-9/4/87
200
NUM (Golding) & Anglo (Gush) issue of providing family housing Migrant miners put families in hostels
Cape Times 4/4/87 208
JHB - seven mines in E. Tvl - 600 women & children moved in at coal mines near Witbank, NUM challenges mining houses to live up to their word
Black miners move families into hostels Argus 6/4/87
208 ditto
Noordhoek squatters not yet removed Cape Times 6/4/87
307
cf Cape Times 4/4/87
Eastern Cape township wiped off the map Argus 6/4/87
307, 271, 340
Langa township (PE) destroyed 2nd 1/2 '86 - just months after govt adopted its 'orderly urb' policy. 30 000 - 40 000 moved to KwaNobuhle (also case of Oukasie near Brits, Western Transvaal) Evictions: new turn
Sowetan 7/4/87 123
Soweto City council claims i t will be lenient on pensioners, unemployed are those who cannot afford to pay rentals
Red Location in voluntary move for upgrade of homes South 9-15/4/87
~340
PE's Red location, 400 shack families Botching Botshabelo
Financial Mail 10/4/87
271 - -
homeland consolidation plan
3,5-m need better housing - bishop star 10/4/87
123
BishopR; Orsmondon NBRI report
553 workers to be deported after new raids Business ~ 10/4/87
200
Dept of Home Affairs inspectors ordered remov~l, 10 deported under Section 45 of the Admission of Persons Act. Estimated 1,3m people working in SA illegally, 103 000 employers have acknowledged receipt of govt circular
No place to sleep Sowetan 13/4/87 123
Soweto families evicted for rent arrears No place on RSCs for non-Ucasa members Business ~ 14/4/87
339 Kgame
New threat to squatters South 15-21/4/87
~
Noordhoek squatters are issued with orders to dismantle shacks New city's other face
South 15-21/4/87
~
Khaye1itsha's tent town, Green Point Easter reprieve for Noordhoek squatters Cape Times 16/4/87
307
Divco postpones taking action on 34 people squatting on Mr de Vi11iers farm (Dassenberg)
Owner 'forced' to give notice Cape Times 17/4/87
307
34 squatters Dassenberg farm, owner forced to give notice or face prosecution under Prevention of Illegal Squatting Act
Council slates govt urbanisation policy Cape Times 17/4/87
200, 201, 339, 340
95% blacks in W.C. are from Transkei/Ciskei and aliens, their employment is illegal unless employer can show no. SA citizen is available
KwaNobuhle families being 'ripped off'?
Cape Times 21/4/87 124, 340
Uitenhage, residents claim they are having to pay between R17 457 and R19 500 for hardboard houses
'They can shoot us, but we won't go' Cape Times 21/4/87
307
Noordhoek squatters resist Khayelitsha Township link to future of NP MP Cape Times 21/4/87
271
Krugersdorp - issue of removal of black township (Munsieville) 'Woodcutter' squatters get 3 days' grace
Cape Times 22/4/87 307
Noordhoek squatters living on Dassenberg farm Eleven acquitted in 'hostel case'
Cape Times 22/4/87 201, 124
raid on Mfuleni hostel (Stellenbosch), the magistrate found that 11 of the women were given permission to stay temporarily by an official from Mfu1eni local auth
Housing a big problem Sowetan 22/4/87 123
facing resettled communities claims KaNgwane Minister Masilela Saht: R250m available for investment
Business ~ 23/4/87 123
during next 12 months
Women prevent friend from losing house South 23-28/4/87
124, 340
Khayamandi (Stel1enbosch), reinstate two residents who were evicted by the local community council in conjunction with Community Services
Wanted: 600 000 homes Sowetan 24/4/87 123
theme of conference "Small Builder and Urban Housing" to be held in JHB 5/87
Opening new doors Financial Mail 24/4/87
123 - -
black housing emerging as an area of significant investment opportunity for the private sector
Moving squatters will destroy a valued industry Argus 24/4/87
307-
34 squatters Dassenberg - Port Jackson woodcutting New squatter reprieve
Cape Times 25/4/87 307
Divco holds special meeting (Squatter Sub-Committee) Africans have major slice of homebuilding market Star 25/4/87
123
61% of new house plans in black sector PFP: govt 'decision' on Lawaaikamp Cape Times 25/4/87
307, 271
Botha stated residents would have to be moved for reasons of 'health and humanity'
Botha slammed by GCA Cape Times 27/4/87 307, 271
Lawaaikamp
Informal housing 'key to problem' Evening Post 27/4/87
123 .
upgrading of existing informal housing essential if 634 000 unit shortage is to be overcome claims Matlock (UF)
Govt 'no' to talks Sowetan 27/4/87 123
rent crisis in black townships
Warning to builders over profiteering Weekend Post 28/4/87
123 - -
Lobbin (SA Perm) speaking at Imbumba housing project (UF, Perm, Grinaker & Artic Construction) 500 house project at Motherwell
(PE)
70% discount on govt black hOUSing Cape Times 28/4/87
123
in Lekea (Vaal Triangle) to boost govt housing sale·
Rent cr1S1S Sowetan 28/4/87 123
Griffiths (TPA) speaks out
Botha 'misinformed' on Lawaaikamp Cape Time 29/4/87
307, 271
according to UCT Social Anthropology - survey April 15 '87 Only 'witdoeke' welcome
South 29/4 - 5/5/87
~
upgraded Crossroads sites No agreement on squatters Cape Times 29/4/87 307
Noordhoek - Divco calls special unscheduled meeting within a month
Protest over squatter resolution Cape Times 30/4/87
307
3 Members of Noordhoek's white rate payers assoc resign over resolution that squatters should be dealt with "in terms of the lawn
MAY
Squatter land talk 'evidence' Cape Times 1/5/87
307
Cole, SPP - photograph of recent function confirms squatter's fears that the Office for Community Services was negotiating with
"witdoeke" leaders over reoccupation of upgraded land Squatters offered space on farm
Cape Times 1/5/87 307
Noordhoek farmer (Van Der Horst) offers squatters place to live in exchange for employment to 34 on Wilde Schutte brand farm 3 million houses needed
Sunday Times 4/5/87 123
by year 2000 i f every family outside homelands is to be accommodated seperately from one another - SAIRR 1/4 report New concessions to encourage home-ownership
Argus 4/5/87 123
for all pop. groups - interpreted as attempt to break the rent boycotts in black areas
New housing campaign Daily Dispatch 5/5/87 123
announced by the Bureau for Information, aimed at lower income gi:oups, cf Argus 4/5/87
Squatters' 'urgent' plea for former land Cape Times 5/5/87
307
who lost homes in Crossroads '86 violence The end of the line
Evening Post 5/5/87 271
500 000 displaced blacks live in Botshabelo 200 women demand talks with OCS
Cape Times 6/5/87 307
about reoccupation of Crossroads land A new scheme to crack rent boycott Business ~ 6/5/87
123
cf Daily Dispatch 5/5/87 Group areas 'blocks boom' Cape Times 7/5/87
123
study of the act by Dr Christie (UCT) New housing move hailed
Sowetan 7/5/87 123
Boya (Umsa) need adequate land and infrastructure for housing development
Establish RSC in Khayelitsha, says prof Cape Times 8/5/87
340
Thomas (Small Business Dev Corp) as a means of promoting business dev
100 000 facing forced removal?
Daily Dispatch 9/5/87 307, 271
South African Catholic Bishops Conference (SACBC) refers to whole of SA - people being moved against their will
Housing campaign welcomed City Press 10/5/87 123
cf Sowetan 7/5/87
Group to probe squatter problem Evening Post 11/5/87
307, 306
Eastern Cape regiona 1 group appointed by Dept of Community Services. Administrator of the Cape, Mr Louw has appointed the committee - aim to investigate and make recommendations
'100 000 subject to forced removal' Cape Times 11/5/87
271
cf Daily Dispatch 9/5/87
Migrant workers Aids threat to SA?
Cape Times 11/5/87 200
through migrant workers from other African countries Lawaaikamp needs less Lawaai and more support
Cape Times 12/5/87 271, 340
west (Dept Social Anthropology, UCT) and the Dev Action Group assessment of situation
R9m allocated for PE housing Evening Post 12/5/87
124
from central govt - none goes on black housing 'Spell out details of home-ownership'
Business ~ 15/5/87 123
TPA urges employers to explain to black employees Five miners die from Aids
Star 15/5/87 200
Chamber of Mines, has adopted specific policy towards the disease and chosen the 'compassionate route'
Looming crackdown Financial Mail 15/5/87
271 - -
govt expected to act swiftly in wake of election and speed up relocation of some 100 000 blacks around the country
'Khaye1itsha needs own development corporation' Weekend Argus 16/5/87
340
cf Cape Times 8/5/87
Resistance to being part of Bop City Press 17/5/87
271
planned inc. of Hartebeesfontein (Machakaneng)
The 'loan arranger' City Press 17/5/87 123
SA Permanent Building Society biggest loan-giver to blacks wanting to build their own homes. In March loaned R5l,8-million alone
Township rents: handle with care Star 19/5/87
123
reopening of Parliment
JCI building 'new concept' migrant hostels Star 19/5/87
123, 200
emphasis on convertability to married quarters, at H J Joel mine, (OFS)
Migrant system decried Cape Times 19/5/87 200
by Anglo American Coal Corp, reviewing housing policy UF doubles agenda for '87
Cape Times 19/5/87 123
range of issues
New move bid at Lawaaikamp Cape Times 19/5/87
307, 271
lawyers representing the GCA will oppose George municipal bid to evict
Mine develops home scheme for workers Daily Dispatch 20/5/87
124
Rand Mines, to enable black workers to live with their families in their own homes - either on the mines or in nearby towns Rand mines plan to house workers
Sowetan 21/5/87 200
ditto
'Something different' Sowetan 21/5/87 200
cf Star 19/5/87
W Cape squatter leaders unite South 21-26/5/87
~
represents squatters from Old & New Crossroads, Portland Cement, Nyanga Extension, KTC and sites B & C in Khayelitsha
Sash appeals to George over Lawaaikamp Cape Times 22/5/87
307, ~
Sash urges George municipality to include Lawaaikamp in R38m project instead of aiding in forced removal
Botshabelo rumours spark week of violence Weekly Mail 22-28/5/87
271
planned inc. into Qwa Qwa
Home is a patch of floor the size of a double bed Weekly Mail 22-28/5/87
339, 123
SAIRR investigation, average urban black home is 3 sq meters, 1.5m homes must be built in next 3 yrs
Out with squatters, in with sports Weekly Mail 22-28/5/87
307, 271
George town council plans R38m hotel/sports complex Group areas housing 'timebomb'
Argus 23/5/87 123
cf Cape Times 7/5/87
Black affordable housing is market target Weekend Post 23/5/87
123 - -
according to Andrews, Corobrik Property industry leaders meet Weekend Post 23/5/87
123 - -
Sapoa meeting to examine strategic issues involving the industry Crossroads: dispute holds up occupation
Weekend Argus 23/5/87 307, 340
cf Argus 14/1/87
Petition wants alternative for squatters Cape Times 25/5/87
307
alternative to Khayelitsha for Noordhoek squatters Leading blacks disagree over proposed body
Business ~ 26/5/87 339
Ucasa's proposed involvement in National Statutory Council
Rent/service charges in arrears Hansard 26/5/87
123 .
R27l 584 554 as of 31/3/87 Family housing units Hansard 26/5/87 123
built in black townships by state. private owners and other specified org. - details
Housing units:electricity Hansard 26/5/87
123
yet to be supplied: black townships involved. t of houses - details
Forded removals have their roots in history Star 27/5/87
271
review of book by Beinart. Delius & Trapido Putting ~ ~.!oulI!!!2
the Ground:
Demolitions: Lawaaikamp 2 go to court Cape Times 28/5/87
307. 271
application launched 27/5/87 to restrain George municipality from demolishing the homes of two residents
Court bid to force town to rebuild demolished house Argus 28/5/87
307. 271
restraining application on George municipality 28/5/87 Prof agains·t 'virtual handover' of homes
Cape Times 29/5/87 123
township home ownership through subsidized sales - Simkins (Dept Economics. UCT)
Millions unaccounted for Financial Mail 29/5/87
123 - -
what's happened to govt's R750m? R123.6m earmarked for black projects (Dept Dev & Planning) include purchase of land on East Rand. levelling land at Khayelitsha. infrastructure at KwaNobuhle and subsidised loans to self-builders - details on admin of rest Short on shelter
Financial Mail 29/5/87 339
discusses govt control over movement of blacks (land/metropolitan areas. anti-squatter laws. formal urban housing shortage 700 000 units)
QwaQwa takeover?
Financial Mail 29/5/87
271 - -
rumors of inc. add to tension in Botshabelo
JUNE
Life depressing in Sats pondoks South 4-9/6/87
~
Belville, 150 workers describe Sats compound as 'not fit for humans'
State is not provider of housing, Sanlam boss tells executives The Star 5/6/87
123 - -
Dr F du Plessis advocates partnership between govt and private sector
'Partnership' Business ~
123 ditto
on housing urged 5/6/87
Khayelitsha the key Financial Mail 5/6/87 307, 340
to Cape urbanisation
Collapse of self-help houses plan Weekend Post 6/6/87
123 - -
PE municipality - basic 1 room units Lawaaikamp
Hansard 9/6/87 340
Onverwacht Hansard 9/6/87 271
inc. into Qwa Qwa
Business 'anger' rent boycott crackdown Cape Times 10/6/87
123
attempts by local auth to force employers to act as rent collection agents (LGAAB)
Rent-from-pay: govt decision upsets business Argus 10/6/87
123 ditto
state housing sale Hansard 10/6/87 123
black housing: Tvl 41 036, CapeProv 6 352, Natal 562 since '83 Ex-cop. 'started riverbed fire'
Cape Times 10/6/87 307
Oudtshoorn former police constable sets fire to 4 squatter shelters and belongings
60 000 blacks repatriated Cape Times 11/6/87 200, 206
since letters sent to employers by Dept Home Affairs - 17 358 blacks have been sent back to home countries
Housing utility company launched Evening Post 11/6/87
123
PE - UF subsidiary utility Co launched to cope with black housing shortage - approx 35 000 to 40 000 units in PE/Uitenhage area Urban development 'aggravates SA's problems'
The Star 11/6/87 123 - -
Prof Dewar UCT - satellite black cities Squatters in dark after move threat Argus 11/6/87
307
5 families told by Kraaifontein town council they will be moved to Khayelitsha
Squatters to be moved Cape Times 11/6/87 307
Bloekombos squatters to be moved to Khayelitsha New rent bill welcomed by FCI
Daily Dispatch 12/6/87 123
Where the casspirs failed can business succeed?
A business 'no' to rent-collection Weekly Mail 12-18/6/87
123
rent boycott (LGAAB) Brunt on business Financial Mail 12/6/87
123 - -
ditto
Employers to collect big rent backlog?
Daily Dispatch 12/6/87 124
ditto
Calling quits to migrant labour is in management's interests too Weekly Mail 12-18/6/87
200
James (UCT sociologist) although a consensus in principle, there is a considerable difference in how to dismantle system
Home defended in 'semantic' attack Cape Times 13/6/87
307, ~
George's Townclerk calls Mrs Vena's Lawaaikamp home a 'hovel' New Katlehong housing era dawns
City Press 14/6/87 123
Israel's Minrav International builds elite complex, future sights Tvl/OFS/EC/CT
Forcing rent from the bosses?
Cape Times 15/6/87 123
employees owe R297m in unpaid rent R297m rent shock for businessmen Business ~ 15/6/87
123 ditto Bloekombos Cape Times 307
squatters let off 15/6/87
8 squatter families given temporary reprieve Black spots
Hansard 16/6/87 271
information on communities involved New rent law could start unrest Cape Times 16/6/87
123
cf Cape Times 15/6/87
Townships Proclaimed (Funds for 85-86 financial year).
Community Councils (Funds for 85-86 financial year) Local Auth
Shortage of Housing. (Blacks outside Nat states end 86 +- 342 478) Hansard 17/6/87
339
Details of Report:
Houses Provided State
Transvaal nil
Local Auth 2 184
Private Sector 8 450 Natal
OFS
Cape Province
Langa/Nyanga/Guguletu:housing Hansard 17/6/87
124
20 859 5 933
nil
3 792 apprvd pIns 1 938
only 48 family housing units provided in Langa, none converted from hostel 'uni ts
No houses The Star 123 - -
for blacks 18/6/87 1986
342 478,
no govt houses bui 1 t to reduce estimated backlog local auth & private sector built 23 176
Cosatu warning on rents South 18-23/6/87 12~
Henwood, Reg Secretary states rent increases due in August will be 'vigorously' opposed
State housing sale Hansard 19/6/87 123
details
Drop 'unpaid rents' move, Ackerman urges govt The Argus 19/6/87
123
chairman Pick'n Pay Landlords above the law Financial Mail 19/6/87 123
Rents: the state- won't back off. Neither, i t seems, will the boycotters
Weekly mail 19-25/6/87 123
will iron-fist tactics ignite further unerest?
Bosses of top firms, strongly oppose rents snatch Star 20/6/87
123 PLGMB
500 000 'aliens' in peninsula Cape Times 20/6/87
201, 340
CCC (Hartmann) introduces motion calling on govt to confirm rights of TBVC's in SA
Death threat to Knysna lawyer Cape Times 20/6/87
271
lawyer who represents GCA and Lawaaikamp in actions against police threatened
No home can be a killer City Press 21/6/87 123
CSIR - Pretoria black housing backlog Only scaffolding of apartheid has changed Cape Times 22/6/87
200
Sash - Joynt Black population Hansard 23/6/87 339
greater Cape Town area 620 462 Housing units
Hansard 23/6/87 123
no housing units sold to blacks yet under freehold system KwaNdebele:independance (requested by govt for 9/6/87) Independent states:dual citizenship
Hansard 23/6/87 307
TBVC - matter still under consideration.
Restoration of citizenship (Act No 73 1986) No statistics are being kept by the Minister of Home Affairs
Africans in Cape Town Cape Times 24/6/87 201, 340
govt estimates 620 000 blacks No freehold sale to blacks Cape Times 24/6/87
123
no housing units sold under freehold plan which was announced in 1986 as part of the govt's urbanisation strategy
Squatter group to meet Minister Cape Times 24/6/87
307, 271
20 delegates from Lawaaikamp and Kleinskool (PE) meet the Minister o-f Local Govt Housing & Agriculture, Mr D Curry
Please let us stay, say shanty-dwellers Argus 24/6/87
307, 271
delegates urge Minister Curry Bl:ack spots
Hansard 24/6/87 271
no black spots moved-in 1986
Big business girds for battle on rent-collection Argus 25/6/87
123
Black Townships: Pop SA Hansard 25/6/87
339
Govt 'reneging' on Khayelitsha pledges Cape Times 25/6/87
340, 124
govt abrogating responsibility to assist in housing - onus on private sector
COurt orders widow's smashed home to be rebuilt Cape Times 25/6/87
307, 271, 124
CT supreme court rules against George municipality for destroying 2 homes
Battle of Bloekombos South 25-30/6/87
~
against removal to Khayelitsha Strict race divisions at Kleinskool South 25-30/6/87
307, 271
Lawaaikamp's elderly residents refuse to move to pensioner's houses in Sandkraal
Battle of Bloekombos South 25-30/6/87
~
Kraaifontein, squatter community faced with removal to Khayelitsha
•
PFP: squatters 'forced to move' Cape Times 26/6/87
307
Crossroads & KTC residents forcibly moved to Khayelitsha - squatters seeking refuge in churches/mosques in CT area
Temporary stay for Bloekombos squatters Cape Times 26/6/87
307, 271
meeting with MP & Municipal officials A court flattens the bulldozers Weekly Mail 26/6-2/7/87
307, 271
CT supreme court orders George municipality to rebuild two homes i t destroyed in Lawaaikamp
Lawaaikamp slips into Labour's credibility gap Weekly Mail 26/6-2/7/87
271
delegates from Lawaaikamp/Kleinskool c a l I o n Labour Party Minister Curry and throw down gauntlet
Black townships:population Hansard 26/6/87
339
details as of 31/3/86
Mine Capex good for builders Sunday Times 28/6/87
123
hostel builders can look forward to good business from mines Residents resist forced removals
City Press 28/6/87 340, 271
Cathcartdeproclaimed, residents expected to move 10 km to new township KatiKati
PW gets invite to visit squatters City Press 28/6/87
307
Lawaaikamp residents send letter to PW
Influx Control (for 1982 trials/convictions/No cases/R to state) Identity Document
Hansard 28/6/87 203
No solution in sight to rent payment stalemate Business ~ 30/6/87
123
daily evictions of rant defaulters in Soweto, JHB
Clash looms over rents Business ~ 2/7/87 123
organised commerce on co1l ision course with govt .ov.er .R2.94m in outstanding rent
Mavuso's mission Sowetan 3/7/87 123
vice-president of constitutional committee of TPA - improving the quality of life in black townships, more houses
Magopa home hope Sunday Times ? 271
proposals concerning resettlement still being considered Houses for sale in Crossroads
Cape Times 4/7/87 124, 307
Seeff and Panel Proud Homes involved, loans made available from the NHC, to qualify must earn R250 per month. Residents given first option according to mayor (Ngxobongwana)
Govt 'discount houses' sales behind schedule Business ~ 6/7/87
123
due to begin July 1, but prices have not yet been determined by the NHC
Most 'illegals' Mozambicans.
Cape Times 7/7/87 206, 200
Pretoria, inspectors scrutinising labour force for 'illega18' Chamber to move on Aids
Cape Times 7/7/87 200
to release new policy 'Townships need R364-m' Sowetan 8/7/87
123
needed within next 5 yrs to upgrade standard of living Chamber of mines opposes rent bill
Business ~ 8/7/87 123
allied itself to other sectors of business community
Mine employers are opposed to rent deductions Cape Times 8/7/87
123 ditto
Townships need R364-m Sowetan 8/7/87 123
within next 5 years to upgrade standard of living in 4 black townships serving the Central Witswatersrand RSC
'Beef up Crossroads ••• and invite PW Argus 9/7/87
307
Mayor Ngxobongwana challengedby senior WC police officers to improve camp - during an informal meeting in Khayelitsha
Police chief's call to rebuild Crossroads Cape Times 9/7/87
340 ditto
Call for joint housing Evening Post 9/7/87 123
black and white development/contractors to help solve housing crisis
Private in parts
Financial Mail 10/7/87
123 - -
private developers will have to be called in to help alleviate black housing backlog
Action on black housing urged Business ~ 10/7/87
123
president of American Chamber of Mining (Amcham) The 'realist' who wants to talk to PW
Business ~ 10/7/87 339
Gogotya - founder of right wing Federal Independent Democratic Alliance (FIDA) wants to join NSC
'No peace in squalor' townships improvement first - Boya Star 11/7/87
339
Umsa - infr/housing backlogs Umsa meets Heunis today Sowetan 14/7/87
339
Heunis asked to conduct nationwide investigation into backlogs infrastructure and housing in black townships
131 I
__ J
Chamber jOins "rent" bill chorus City Press 12/7/87
123
cf Business Day 8/7/87
"Ibhayi "scare tacti.cs"
South 9-14/7/87
340-
housing becoming too costly for residents TC sends~out eviction notices
The only thing Ibhayi poor can "bargain" on is eviction City Press 12/7/87
340 ditto
Umsa renews its polling promise City Press 12/7/87
339
date of national municipal elections changed from politically sensitive date of Oct 19th
Imagine living on a double bed Business ~ 15/7/87
123
CSIR research figures on overcrowding in Soweto/Kimberly/Bloemfontein/Uitenhage
Peace first, says Heunis Sowetan 15/7/87
339
press conference Heunis and Boya- Umsa stood by pre-conditions 1050 low cost homes
Sowetan 16/7/87 123
Family Housing Assoc (FHA) R20m in Tembisa near Kempton Park The silver shacks take root
South 16-21/7/87 124, 340
Silvertown, PE - on 20 year old soccer field Umsa blames apartheid for housi.ng shortages Star 17/7/87
339, 123
president Boya (Umsa) would strive for removal of discriminatory legislation - blacks unable to afford housing
Where"s the party?
Financial Mail 17/7/87
339 - -
skeptical about FIDA, cf Business Day 10/7/87
Caught in the crossfire (and wondering how to dodge) Weekly Mail 17-23/7/87
123
employers have found themselves in a tricky dilemma: the state wants them to collect rent, the unions want them to stop deducting taxes
Rents: a law that rolls judge and prosecutor into one Weekly Mail 17-23/7/87
123
the proposed rents laws give local councils the powers of courts over employer an~ employee alike
500 000 houses for sale at big discounts Argus 21/7/87
123
govt attempt to woo buyers, 288 239 earmarked for sale to blacks A new dimension in the battle for hearts and minds
Daily Dispatch 21/7/87 306
Simon Barber assessment of Crossroads upgrade - who moves in?
What happened when the black man had a say - 50 years ago Business ~ 22/7/87
339
NSC not a new idea - chronicles rise and demise of the old Nati ves Representative Counci 1 "toy telephone" ignored by Parliment
The squalor continues South 23-29/7/87
~
PE - Ibhayi TC to spend R5m upgrading houses occupied by municipal policemen
Bout Bay squatters firmly entrenched South 23/7 /87
~
Disa River community What we have won Sowetan 23/7/87 339
assesssment of UF which is celebrating its 10th year
It's so icy cold. So why do two elderly women camp day and night outside their door?
Weekly Mail 24-30/7/87 124
case study of residents evicted from Zwide township, PE for rent and electricity arrears
•
Wall of suspicion blocks credibility, black acceptance Cape Times 25/7/87
123 UF
Two plucky grans squat in own yard City Press 26/7/87
124
cf Weekly Mail 24-30/7/87 Govt must give houses City Press 26/7/87 339
provision of low cost subsidised ~ouses by govt crucial Land is the main link to black advancement
City Press 26/7/87 123
Mavuso (Tvl Provincial Admin Executive Committee member) Home ownership for all is the FHA's goal
govt must give houses' City Press 26/7/87 123
220m in loans approved by housing trust Business ~ 28/7/87
123
SAHT - about 1/2 the amount voted to i t in the form of an interest free loan from the state
R200m housing approved Cape Times 28/7/87 123
ditto
Urban Foundation celebrates a decade of community work Argus 28/7/87
123
Lethlabihle township Shortage of housing Hansard 29/7/87 123
(cost/services/roads etc)
(blacks in each national state end 86)
National states (employment) Hansard 29/7/87
102
number of blacks from each national state - employment undertakings (a) on agency basis (b) by development corp as of 31/3/87 (a) 74 726 (b) 23 894
Rents hike anger mounts South 30/7 - 5/8/87
~
CT's city council August 1 rent increases Crossroads upgrading , as quickly as possible' Argus 29/7/87
307
before next winter
Urban Foundation: the first 10 years Daily Dispatch 29/7/87
339
cf Sowetan 23/7/87
A desperate people will fight govt to go back home.
Mogopa: uprooted but still undefeated star 30/7/87
271
black spot - removed 1984, people want rights to their "birth land"
Tribe 'to defy govt' Cape Times 30/7/87 271
approx 2 500 Magopa residents intend returning to land, cf star 30/7/87
state siezes farm before 3 000 blacks can move in Argus 30/7/87
271
Holgat Farm (western Tvl) leaves Magopa community no choice but to return to their original land at Magopa - speculation that govt bowed to pressure from CP constituency
Magopa people plan to move back home Business ~ 30/7/87
271 ditto
Raid: farmer tells of 'threat' Cape Times 31/7/87
307, 271
Wilde Schuttsbrand, Red Hill - 17 squatters arrested Magopa's last sad gesture of defiance: we're going home Weekly Mail 31/7 - 6/8/87
271
cf Argus 30/7/87
l
•
, I
iRoads and toilets but no houses planned Weekend Post 1/8/87
27.1" 340--. , Kwanobuhle, Uitenhage
'Backyard tenants exploited' star 5/8/87
339
Kgame (Ucasa) claims township resigents qharge exorbitant rates to tenants while refusing to pay their own rents/service tariffs
spent on housing 5/8/87
Amounts Hansard 123
white - details on amount spent throughout, SA Rini promotes self-help housing
Daily Disatch 5/8/87 124
Grahamstown, Rini council has made 300 sites for self-help housing available. The R2,3m sche~e will be administered by the CPA
Shack people leave farm Sowetan 5/8/87
271
approx 7 000 black squatters from Wheeler's farm, Walkerville 'persuaded' to move to Wildebeestfontein
Expropriation to go ahead Cape Times 5/8/87
271
cf Argus 30/7/87
'The essential facts of the Magopa - Holgat land tragedy' Sowetan 6/8/87
271
assessment of situation
Minister queries housing figures Cape Times 6/8/87
123
37 000 vacant houses in white areas, total oversupply of 83000 dwelling units
Bok in Crossroads scheme South 6-12/8/87
124, 307
Seeff states plans of building 150 houses on land earmarked for upgrading - regardless of who controls the territory
99-year-leasehold scheme Hansard 7/8/87
307, 339
"certain pOlicy and executive actions are s t i l l in progress"
according to Minister of Constutional Dev & Planning Are black freehold rights now on hold?
Business ~ 7/8/87 123
vagueness on part of Dept Constitutional Dev & Planning In the white suburbs, black tenants fight for their homes Weekly mail 7-13/8/87
339
forming flat committees to fight landlods who are taking advantage of their insecure legal status
Bloekombas squatters: final notice Cape Times 8/8/87
307
The real Khayelitsha. The unreal Soweto Sunday Times 9/8/87
307
assessment of two townships Lwandle, Strand: accommodation Hansard 11/8/87
340
Housing: statistics Hansard 11/8/87 123
CSS does not keep statistics on housing in respect to various population groups, the Own Affairs departments relating to housing duty to do so
Rain brings a reprieve for squatter camp Cape Times 11/8/87
307
squatters ordered out of 20 shack settlement, Kraaifontein Rain is squatters' reprieve
Cape Times 11/8/87 307
ditto
Group Areas Act (Cape peninsula) Hansard 11/8/87
123
1
Millions pumped into W Cape housing Argus 11/8/87
124
including R24m to go into black areas in joint projects with the Uluntu organisation
'Madness' not to provide black family housing Cape Times 12/8/87
201, 124
Single 1/4 accommodation in Strand township Homes for the people
Sowetan 12/8/87 123
major impact of new housing policy still to be felt kaNgwane land is sacred, says chief
star 12/8/87 271
1000's will be forced to move i f consolidation plans for the kaNgwane homeland are implemented
Battle on for migrants' rights South ?
2()"y-
WCHDA committed to eradicating the "cancer" of migrant labour Minister wants extensive home ownership in SA
Argus 13/8/87 123
Minister de Klerk speaking at SA Property Owners Assoc (SAPOA) 21st convention CT, in order to 'stabilise communities'
(SAPOA conference) Housing: 'greedy' developers slammed 'Upgrading the Answer in SA'
Argus 13/8/87 123
UF - informal housing including squatter camps R267m rent, levy arrears - Heunis
Cape Times 13/8/87 123
in black townships
Govt moves to reduce black rental arrears Argus 13/8/87 .
123
Civil action under Regulation 18(1) of Govt.Notice R1036 of June 14 1968 and details of other steps given
F~lthiest place a h~ being could. ever live in South 13-19/8/87
340
Soweto, PE +- 120 000 pop, future hangs in balance
Magopa's disowned dream of home •••
South 13-19/8/87
~ cf Argus 30/7/87
A tribe that's still without a home Business ~ 14/8/87
271 ditto
No haven at Holgat Financial Mail 14/8/87
271 - -
ditto
Heunis 'broke word' on family accommodation Argus 14/8/87
200, 124, 201 cf South 13-19/8/87
And there's still no home-from-home Business ~ 14/8/87
123
repeal of Lc. hostels upgrading: single 1/4's rather than transforming them into family dwellings
Need for housing land Business ~ 14/8/87 123
Radical rethink needed on housing Argus 14/8/87
123
SAPOA convention - backlog in black housing 600 000 units X R20 OOOperunit = R12-Billion to addressbacklogsbefore future needs are met
Upgrade hostels to house families plea Argus 15/8/87
123, 124
Lwandle Hostel, Somerset west Squatters guilty of trespassing Cape Times 15/8/87
307
33 squatters on Wilde Schuttsbrand farm, Redmill Rd near Scarborough
George officials sued for contempt Cape Times 15/8/87
271, 307
Lawaaikamp residents brought applications to have 2 officials committed for contempt of court
Empty farm-becomes centre of big Wrangle City Press 16/8/87
271
Holgat, cf Argus 30/7/87 Low tide in Soweto-by-the-sea City Press 16/8/87
124, 340
appalling conditions in PE's huge township/shack area
Black communities say they have suffered severe hardship - incorporation feared
Argus 17/8/87 271
EL, 10 communities attack policy of incorporating black communities into homelands and govt's plans to extend non- independant homeland powers - all 10 have been or are facing threat of incorporation:
Tvl - Matjakaleng, Moutse, Braklaagte, Bloedfontein OFS - Botshabelo
EC - Thornhill, Needs Camp, Potsdam, Mooiplaas, Kwele.ra 32 Red Hill squatters must go
Cape Times 18/8/87 307
convicted of illegal squatting at Bo K100f farm
Onverwacht, Bronkhorstspruit (possible addition of land) Lethlabihle Township: sites provided
Hansard 18/8/87 271
Surprise move
Financial Mail 18/9/87
339 - -
govt's long awaited re-draft of the National Council bill - details
One small step for Pretoria Financial Mail 18/9/87 339
ditto
A major reform step ••• or a toy telephone Weekly Mail 18-24/9/87
339 ditto
Economic/Sub-Economic housing (figures/welfare housing/centre) Hansard 19/8/87
123
details on intentions to build in 1987
Squatters: town clerk's promise Argus 19/8/87
307
prepared to talk to anyone to find accommodation for 32 squatters at Bokloof farm, Red Hill
Take the fight for right into PW's camp!
Sunday Times 20/9/87 339
cf Financial Mail 18/9/87
Bring back influx control, demands CP Argus 20/8/87
206
Pretoria - whites overrun by black squatters Displaced unite to oppose govt plans
South 20-26/8/87
~ cf Argus 17/8/87
People are living there South 20-26/8/87
~
squatters living in Veeplaas cemetery, PE - nowhere to go Private sector
Daily Dispatch 124
allocated sites for elite DV housing 20/8/87
200 sites
Embhuleni villagers won't go 'voluntarily' Star 20/8/87
271
villagers claim their village is on the site of the royal Swazi kraal (near Badplaas)
Bosfontein/Machakaneng Hansard 21/8/87 271
concerning inc. into Bop.
Khayelitsha line to open next year Cape Times 21/8/87
340
on schedule and within budget of R62 million Simon'S Town squatters fined
Cape Times 22/8/87 307
16 Red Hill squatters
Housing headache! Needed - 332 000 more units by year 2000 Argus 22/8/87
123, 124
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