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Can 2026 budget reforms finally solve South Africa’s affordable housing problem?

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Ihsaan Haffejee 23 Feb 2026

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District Six families vow to fight eviction

Matthew Hirsch 18 Feb 2026

The billboards are replenished every time someone takes one down. Source: AfriSam.

AfriSam and Promise use billboards to build homes

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Source: Ashraf Hendricks/GroundUp. Five District Six families, who withstood apartheid’s forced removals, have been ordered to vacate these Victorian cottages.

District Six families ordered to vacate Searle Street cottages

Tania Broughton 15 Jan 2026

Source: Matthew Hirsch/GroundUp.The Salt River Market site, where social housing is planned.

Social housing set to be built at Salt River Market this year

Matthew Hirsch 13 Jan 2026

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City of Cape Town must rebuild homes, demand protesters

Vincent Lali 9 Jan 2026

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AfDB and Nedbank secure multi-billion funding to reshape housing in Africa

22 Dec 2025

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Groundbreaking housing project in Bethlehem set to transform the area

18 Dec 2025

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After the shelter: Cape Town’s urgent need to house homeless people

Matthew Hirsch 18 Dec 2025

AI and blockchain make property dreams a reality in South Africa

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Cape Town city council approves plan to sell Woodstock Hospital

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Source: GroundUp/Tsoanelo Sefoloko. A large stalled social housing project next to the Bridge City shopping centre in KwaMashu, north of Durban. The developer was Instratin.

Parliament takes social housing regulator to task over stalled projects

Matthew Hirsch 25 Nov 2025

The Western Cape High Court has overturned an eviction order against 78-year-old Noor-Banu Allie, a District Six pensioner. Illustration: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

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Marecia Damons 19 Nov 2025

Bo-Kaap, known for its colourful houses and cobble-stone streets, is a popular area for tourists. But residents say the rise in short-term rentals is a threat to their heritage. Photo: Riyadh Karodia

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Riyadh Karodia 19 Nov 2025

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Social housing in Cape Town questioned

Katja Hamilton 22 Oct 2025

Phathutshedzo Mukwevho stands next to the demolished structure of Humbulani Nenzhelele. Photo: Maanda Bele / GroundUp

Land spat highlights tension between traditional and formal law

Maanda Bele 16 Oct 2025

These blocks of flats in Kalk Bay, built in the 1940s, have been inhabited by generations of fishing families. The families are concerned that high water bills are threatening their ability to keep living here. Photos: Liezl Human

We’re being pushed out, say Kalk Bay fishing families

Liezl Human 9 Oct 2025

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Eastern Cape families affected by 2023 floods to wait until next year for houses

Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik 7 Oct 2025

Source: eThekwini Municipality.

Anger over delays at Durban housing project

Tsoanelo Sefoloko 29 Sep 2025

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Transforming townships: How formal housing investments can boost economic growth

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The Department of Public Works wants to evict the residents of 104 Darling Street. Photo: Matthew Hirsch

Darling Street residents await judgment in eviction case

4 Sep 2025

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Bridging the gap: Nedbank CIB and SAMRRA’s strategic housing alliance

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Source: City of Cape Town. An artist rendering of the proposed social housing development at the “Fruit and Veg” site between Kent and Bloemhof Streets.

Cape Town council approves social housing at “Fruit and Veg” site

Matthew Hirsch 25 Aug 2025

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Artscape social housing development moves ahead

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