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Public Works buildings to be turned into GBV shelters

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Did De Lille stall while Bo Kaap developers scored?

Did De Lille stall while Bo Kaap developers scored?

Steve Kretzmann 27 Mar 2019

Radical new housing deal proposed to break apartheid barriers

Radical new housing deal proposed to break apartheid barriers

Steve Kretzmann 22 Mar 2019

Lesotho Rise in the City design competition winner announced

Lesotho Rise in the City design competition winner announced

20 Mar 2019

Cape Town women's group pools money to build houses

Cape Town women's group pools money to build houses

Velani Ludidi 19 Mar 2019

New Sea Point skyscraper to include affordable housing

New Sea Point skyscraper to include affordable housing

Ashraf Hendricks 14 Mar 2019

Parly adopts report on land expropriation

Parly adopts report on land expropriation

14 Mar 2019

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#DesignIndaba2019: Creating architecture for the African continent for the next 100 years

Louise Marsland 4 Mar 2019

RDP house on sale for R1.7m

RDP house on sale for R1.7m

1 Mar 2019

Government bureaucracy hampering investment in Western Cape, says property forum

Government bureaucracy hampering investment in Western Cape, says property forum

27 Feb 2019

Housing Development Bank to speed up service delivery

Housing Development Bank to speed up service delivery

11 Feb 2019

#SONA2019 serves up positive news for the housing sector

#SONA2019 serves up positive news for the housing sector

Berry Everitt 8 Feb 2019

Court gives Hermanus occupiers till June to oppose eviction

Court gives Hermanus occupiers till June to oppose eviction

Thembela Ntongana 5 Feb 2019

New report: Global affordable housing gap has reached roughly $740bn

New report: Global affordable housing gap has reached roughly $740bn

29 Jan 2019

City counts number of occupiers in Woodstock Hospital

City counts number of occupiers in Woodstock Hospital

Aidan Jones 24 Jan 2019

Don't be a victim of title deeds scam

Don't be a victim of title deeds scam

18 Jan 2019

Rental Tribunal sends clear message to landlords: Don't treat tenants unfairly

Rental Tribunal sends clear message to landlords: Don't treat tenants unfairly

Wilmien Wicomb 17 Jan 2019

5 tips to save money when moving houses this January

5 tips to save money when moving houses this January

4 Jan 2019

City gives green light to Salt River social housing project

City gives green light to Salt River social housing project

Aidan Jones 14 Dec 2018

More than half the plots earmarked for backyarders in Cape Town's southern suburbs are on wetlands

More than half the plots earmarked for backyarders in Cape Town's southern suburbs are on wetlands

Barbara Maregele 13 Dec 2018

Housing activists build shacks on prime inner-city land

Housing activists build shacks on prime inner-city land

Aidan Jones 6 Dec 2018

Promise of right to housing remains elusive in democratic South Africa

Promise of right to housing remains elusive in democratic South Africa

Soraya Beukes 27 Nov 2018

Artist’s impression of the future Old Conradie Hospital Development in Pinelands. Source: Western Cape Government

Residents oppose Conradie Hospital housing plan

26 Nov 2018

Bo-Kaap protesters in stand-off with crane

Bo-Kaap protesters in stand-off with crane

Aidan Jones and Ashraf Hendricks 21 Nov 2018

ShelterTech Accelerator programme makes its debut in Africa

ShelterTech Accelerator programme makes its debut in Africa

15 Nov 2018

Former ANC Shell House HQ converted into low-cost residential development

Former ANC Shell House HQ converted into low-cost residential development

15 Nov 2018

The Bo-Kaap Civic and Ratepayers Association opposes the construction of a 12-storey apartment block on Lion Street. Archive photo: Aidan Jones

Court stops Bo-Kaap residents from interfering with tower block construction

Kelly Vinett 14 Nov 2018

The affordable housing market is outperforming the rest - here's how

The affordable housing market is outperforming the rest - here's how

8 Nov 2018

Why did the City of Cape Town delay social housing in Salt River?

Why did the City of Cape Town delay social housing in Salt River?

Kelly Vinett 8 Nov 2018

People who lost their shacks in October’s fire in Overcome Heights tried to rebuild their shacks on private land because their was no longer space to rebuild in their old locations. Photo: Bernard Chiguvare

Fire victims rebuild their homes, only to have them demolished by city

Bernard Chiguvare 6 Nov 2018

Land reform an economic necessity, says Ramaphosa

Land reform an economic necessity, says Ramaphosa

5 Nov 2018

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