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KwaZulu-Natal said foreign nationals affected by a shack fire at the Swapo informal settlement in Copesville will not receive emergency housing assistance, after a verification process found 19 foreign nationals had been living in the destroyed structures.
A black woman-owned three-star hotel in White River, Mpumalanga, has received more than R3.5 million in blended government and development-finance funding to expand and upgrade its facilities.
The City of Johannesburg has stepped up enforcement against illegal buildings, unlawful businesses and land-use violations in Greater Ivory Park.
GOOD Party mayoral candidate Brett Herron has promised an immediate moratorium on the sale of City-owned land and long leases if elected mayor of Cape Town, saying public land should be used first to tackle the housing crisis.
Human Settlements Minister Thembi Simelane says South Africa's housing backlog stands at about 2.6 million people, with demand for affordable housing continuing to outstrip supply, as the National Housing Finance Corporation marked its 30th anniversary.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has welcomed the opening of South Africa's first Club Med resort in KwaZulu-Natal, a more than R2 billion development he described as the largest hospitality investment in South Africa and SADC since Sun City opened in the 1970s.
Tenant arrears in South Africa rose to 16.9% in the second quarter of 2026 as average residential rent hit a record R9,715, while recent High Court judgments show non-payment can end in eviction only after landlords follow the required legal process.
Singapore's Banyan Group has acquired a majority stake in Newmark Hotels & Reserves, adding 26 hotels, lodges and game reserves across seven African countries. Founder Neil Markovitz stays on as chief executive.
Communities that applied for 24 parcels of state land for housing in 2023 say the Housing Development Agency, Public Works and Human Settlements have gone silent, leaving 12 suitable sites undeveloped.