Affordable & Social Housing News

Source: GCIS. President Cyril Ramaphosa.

TRC Housing Assistance Reparations initiative launched in KZN

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Green Point public land release sparks debate over housing and development

7 Apr 2026

Source: GroundUp/Jacques Malherbe. Local fashion label Masa Mara has a boutique in the village.

Oude Molen Eco Village’s fight for survival

By Jacques Malherbe 2 Apr 2026

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

What Cape Town is spending on homes, roads and the N2 wall

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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Why South Africa’s construction delays could signal systemic failures

11 Mar 2026

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

6 Mar 2026

Source: Ihsaan Haffejee/GroundUp.

Assassinated Abahlali leader praised for fighting land grab “mafia"

Ihsaan Haffejee 23 Feb 2026

Source: GroundUp/Ashraf Hendricks

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

13 Feb 2026

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

Source: GroundUp/Vincent Lali.

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

Source: GroundUp

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

AI and blockchain make property dreams a reality in South Africa

17 Dec 2025

Source: GroundUp/Ashraf Hendricks.

Cape Town city council approves plan to sell Woodstock Hospital

Matthew Hirsch 8 Dec 2025

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

Bid to evict District Six pensioner dismissed

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

Bo-Kaap residents call for Airbnb to be regulated

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

Source: Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik

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

Best Agent CEO warns: Estate agencies face serious FICA compliance risks

Best Agent CEO warns: Estate agencies face serious FICA compliance risks

PBPR 26 Sep 2025

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