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Source: Supplied. Elizabeth Wathuti O.G.W., the internationally recognised Kenyan environmentalist and founder of the Green Generation Initiative, who offered a global perspective on climate leadership at the 19th Green Building Convention, hosted by the Green Building Council South Africa (GBCSA) this week.

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Source: GroundUp/Matthew Hirsch.

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People living in these informal homes erected on Transnet land in Woodstock, Cape Town, say they have been living there for more than a decade. Archive photo: Matthew Hirsch / GroundUp

Woodstock land occupiers lose bid to appeal eviction

Matthew Hirsch 30 Sep 2026

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Special Tribunal declares eThekwini low cost housing contracts unlawful

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More than brick and mortar: ConCourt rules state housing must be centrally located

Michael Evans, Thomas Karberg, and Lula Grant 1 Sep 2026

A street in Phoenix, Durban. The Special Tribunal has set aside eThekwini’s “irregular” Phoenix housing deals. Archive photo: Benita Enoch / GroundUp

EThekwini housing contracts ruled unlawful

Tania Broughton 18 Aug 2026

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22 Jul 2026

Source: Supplied. Khanyisa Mabala, Technical Director: MEPF Lead, Cost Management, EC, South Africa, AECOM.

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Katja Hamilton 3 Jul 2026

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South Africa’s social housing under strain as occupation disputes escalate, Nasho warns

25 Jun 2026

Source: GroundUp/Joseph Bracken.

Hundreds protest new land occupation law in Durban and Joburg

Joseph Bracken, Ihsaan Haffejee and Tsoanelo Sefoloko 17 Jun 2026

Source: GroundUp/Kimberly Mutandiro. Johan Swanepoel and his partner, Wilma De Villiers, outside their home at Sondela Village.

Hundreds of families face eviction from “hijacked” social housing estate

Kimberly Mutandiro 11 Jun 2026

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eThekwini clarifies role in flood-relief housing fraud allegations

5 Jun 2026

Source: GroundUp/Joseph Bracken and Tsoanelo Sefoloko

Housing project for KZN flood victims creeps forward

3 Jun 2026

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Matthew Hirsch 19 May 2026

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Renier Kriek 14 May 2026

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Prof Joseph Sekhampu, North-West University (NWU) 24 Apr 2026

Source: GCIS. President Cyril Ramaphosa.

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8 Apr 2026

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Green Point public land release sparks debate over housing and development

7 Apr 2026

Source: GroundUp/Jacques Malherbe

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Jacques Malherbe 2 Apr 2026

Source: Peter Luhanga/GroundUp. An aerial view of Khayalam informal settlement in Khayelitsha beside the N2.

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GroundUp Staff and Peter Luhanga 25 Mar 2026

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Housing demand in spotlight: 3.4 million register for South African subsidies

19 Mar 2026

Source: GroundUp/Matthew Hirsch.

Cape Town affordable housing projects inch forward

Matthew Hirsch 19 Mar 2026

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From policy to reality: Human settlements shaping South Africa's future

18 Mar 2026

Source: GroundUp/Masixole Feni.

Government sent back to the drawing board for Tafelberg site

Matthew Hirsch 16 Mar 2026

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