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House of cards: Despite constitutional assurances of gender equality and the right to housing, women find themselves up against patriarchal norms, unequal treatment under customary practices and little protection from the law. Photos: Seri

Female & Guardian | ‘Policies skewed against women’

UN report finds discrimination against women in land and housing programmes

  • Umamah Bakharia
5 min read
More evidence of a family signalling to the outside world that a family home is not available to be sold (Thato Monare, 2021)

Report urges legal recognition of family homes to protect women and children

A new report from the Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa found that family disputes threaten tenure security, which often results in eviction and homelessness

  • Umamah Bakharia
5 min read
The need for discussion with people living on the city’s street is vital for a just outcome. (Photo by Ziyaad Douglas/Gallo Images via Getty Images)

Cape Town’s dilemma: Balancing eviction and rights of the homeless

The need for discussion with people living on the city’s street is vital for a just outcome

  • Eyaaz
6 min read