Land Policy, Reform & Restitution South Africa

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Source: Western Cape Government. Early earthworks in 2024 marked the start of construction on the Van Schoorsdrift interchange with land clearance preparing the site for major upgrades.

Cape Town's northern expansion drives R797m N7 road upgradeKatja Hamilton

Vumelana targets CPA governance gaps with free support toolkits

Vumelana targets CPA governance gaps with free support toolkits

Vumelana targets CPA governance gaps with free support toolkits

Vumelana targets CPA governance gaps with free support toolkits

28 Oct 2026

Source: GroundUp/Matthew Hirsch.

Families to return to Bishopscourt, 60 years after forced removals

By Matthew Hirsch 20 Oct 2026

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29 Oct 2026

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26 Oct 2026

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23 Oct 2026

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23 Oct 2026

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21 Oct 2026

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20 Oct 2026

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19 Oct 2026

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SA land-reform tensions mount as UK overtakes US in Western Cape export rankings

Katja Hamilton 15 Oct 2026

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

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

Source: Supplied. Liza Nolte, new business development manager at AfriGIS.

Women are winning on homes – but the biggest gaps remain out of sight

19 Aug 2026

Land reform must deliver productive land use, not just hectares

Land reform must deliver productive land use, not just hectares

Peter Setou 23 Jul 2026

Source: Supplied. The National Council of Provinces.

Warning for land-grab inciters: new bill could mean R2m fine

7 Jul 2026

Source: Supplied. King David Mowbray Golf Club faces an uncertain future under Cape Town's proposed high-density redevelopment plans.

Pinelands residents get more time to fight controversial 6,700-home plan

7 Jul 2026

Warning over spaza shop by-law compliance

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7 Jul 2026

Source: Supplied. A photograph of the outbuildings and farmhouse comprising the Mouton House in McGregor, taken in 2018 before it was completely stripped by vandals.

Heritage farmhouse in McGregor unlawfully demolished by municipality

Steve Kretzmann 26 Jun 2026

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SCA denies Tshwane's land expropriation bid, enforces eviction order

Bulelwa Mabasa 22 Jun 2026

Source: GCIS.

Ramaphosa: R1tn build starts now—but oil shock threatens costs

3 Jun 2026

Source: GroundUp/Matthew Hirsch.

Housing activists oppose eviction bill

Matthew Hirsch 27 May 2026

Source: GroundUp/Kimberly Mutandiro.

Katlehong residents use digger to tear up main road during protest

Kimberly Mutandiro 26 May 2026

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Are university land sales unexpectedly driving urban development?

Katja Hamilton 22 May 2026

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Government may finally be heeding calls for Cape Town military land to be developed for housing

Matthew Hirsch 19 May 2026

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Is South Africa’s land reform strategy too focused on restitution?

Peter Setou 12 May 2026

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Land Bank to lead finance and risk discussions at Nampo 2026

11 May 2026

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Is a data-centre boom pushing Cape Town’s grid to breaking point?

5 May 2026

Source: GroundUp/ Liezl Human.

Farm workers march to Parliament calling for land

Liezl Human 22 Apr 2026

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New eviction bill aims to protect small landlords, empower municipalities

17 Apr 2026

Source: GroundUp/Jacques Malherbe

Oude Molen Eco Village’s fight for survival

Jacques Malherbe 2 Apr 2026

Image credit: The Green Connection

Mining companies and land rights in South Africa: how environmentalists have used the law to defend communities

Mzingaye Brilliant Xaba 26 Mar 2026

Source: GroundUp/Peter Luhanga

Court blocks building along Cape Town’s Diep River floodplain

Peter Luhanga 25 Mar 2026

Source: GroundUp. Bulk services work on Botmaskop Estate at Helshoogte outside Stellenbosch before an April 2025 interdict prohibited any further construction.

Judgment reserved in Stellenbosch luxury estate battle

John Yeld 16 Mar 2026

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Steenhuisen declares agriculture instrumental to South Africa’s economic comeback

11 Mar 2026

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How corporate South Africa can transform land reform into economic opportunity

Peter Setou 2 Mar 2026

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