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Brett Herron, JP Smith in war of words over social housing

Brett Herron, JP Smith in war of words over social housing

Thembela Ntongana and Kelly Vinett 2 Nov 2018

Medium-term housing subsidy move: What it means

Medium-term housing subsidy move: What it means

Rudi Botha 30 Oct 2018

Salt River market along Voortrekker Road is located on two MyCiTi bus routes and alongside Salt River Rail Station, a site that councillor Brett Herron has said “is the perfect location for a higher density mixed use, mixed-income development in the inner city”. Photo: 2018 Google map / 2018 AfriGis (Pty) Ltd

Cape Town City Council delays decision on social housing project

Aidan Jones 26 Oct 2018

Habitat for Humanity addresses Africa's unique housing challenges at local leadership conference

Habitat for Humanity addresses Africa's unique housing challenges at local leadership conference

25 Oct 2018

R162m housing project incomplete after over a decade

R162m housing project incomplete after over a decade

Nompendulo Ngubane 25 Oct 2018

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Bizcommunity.com 23 Oct 2018

Over 500 people have occupied land owned by Oasis Crescent Property company. Photo: Bernard Chiguvare

Land occupiers in Philippi want city to buy Oasis land

Bernard Chiguvare 19 Oct 2018

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Bizcommunity.com 15 Oct 2018

BIG completes curvy affordable housing in Copenhagen

BIG completes curvy affordable housing in Copenhagen

12 Oct 2018

Is the supply of low income housing zero-rated or not?

Is the supply of low income housing zero-rated or not?

Kerushnie Govender and Arnaaz Camay 11 Oct 2018

New fund invests R2bn into Joburg inner-city redevelopment

New fund invests R2bn into Joburg inner-city redevelopment

11 Oct 2018

Paul Jackson, CEO of TUHF, joins Divercity Urban Property Fund board

TUHF's Paul Jackson joins Divercity Urban Property Fund board

10 Oct 2018

L-R: Christian Agossa, director general of the mortgage refinance institution, UEMOA, and Stefan Nallemtaby, director of the financial sector development department, African Development Bank

Affordable housing in Africa to take centre stage at upcoming conference

8 Oct 2018

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Accra's informal settlements are easing the city's urban housing crisis

Seth Asare Okyere, Jerry Chati Tasantab, and Matth 8 Oct 2018

FNB awarded for tackling SA housing gap

FNB awarded for tackling SA housing gap

8 Oct 2018

Ndifuna Ukwazi’s Nkosikhona Swartbooi addresses protesters outside the offices of Growthpoint Properties in Claremont. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks

City lost R140m it could have spent on poor people, say protesters

Sophia Wilhelm 5 Oct 2018

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Improved housing key element of land reform

4 Oct 2018

Good growth observed in office to residential conversions in certain regions

Good growth observed in office to residential conversions in certain regions

27 Sep 2018

A South African's guide to moving to and making it in Malta: A cottage for sale

A South African's guide to moving to and making it in Malta: A cottage for sale

Marcus 'The Maltese Falcon' Brewster 21 Sep 2018

SA, Ecuador share notes on housing development

SA, Ecuador share notes on housing development

20 Sep 2018

Affordable housing: City of Cape Town and developers at crossroads

Affordable housing: City of Cape Town and developers at crossroads

Jonty Cogger and Jared Rossouw 13 Sep 2018

KwaMashu hostel residents fed up with city's neglect

KwaMashu hostel residents fed up with city's neglect

Nomfundo Xolo 10 Sep 2018

Cape Town approves rezoning of prime property for social housing in inner city

Cape Town approves rezoning of prime property for social housing in inner city

Thembela Ntongana 6 Sep 2018

CT earmarks derelict sites in Parow for social housing

CT earmarks derelict sites in Parow for social housing

23 Aug 2018

Tenants in city-owned houses on Maynard Street had until 16 August to respond to the city with a purchase offer. The city has valued the properties at between R2.6m and R4m; estate agents have said they’re worth between R1.5m and R1.7m. Photo: Mary-Anne Gontsana

City of Cape Town wants millions from Maynard Street tenants

Tara Osborne 22 Aug 2018

The NU29 project was commissioned in 2014 to benefit poor families in the metro. Construction was abandoned halfway, leaving many unfinished flats. Photo: Joseph Chirume

National government to "go after" housing officials, blacklist contractors for rotten buildings

Joseph Chirume 17 Aug 2018

SA needs youth home-building plan

SA needs youth home-building plan

Berry Everitt 16 Aug 2018

Residents facing eviction from these houses in Bromwell Street want the City of Cape Town to give them alternative accommodation near the City CBD. Photo: Rejul Bejoy

Woodstock residents win right to challenge City of Cape Town on housing

Barbara Maregele and Tara Osborne 16 Aug 2018

Occupiers of Cape Town buildings hold first congress

Occupiers of Cape Town buildings hold first congress

Phathiswa Shushwana 13 Aug 2018

These RDP houses in Joe Slovo flood regularly. Photo: Joseph Chirume

RDP houses built in a floodplain

Joseph Chirume 7 Aug 2018

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