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Special Tribunal declares eThekwini low cost housing contracts unlawful

9 Sep 2026

From rent to ownership: How Gideon Gitonga is widening access to African real estate

From rent to ownership: How Gideon Gitonga is widening access to African real estate

ALX 2 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

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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South Africa’s housing backlog hits 3 million as court ruling bites

22 Jul 2026

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

Building affordable cities, not cheaper homes

14 Jul 2026

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Good news for agents: One AI system brings compliance and sales together

7 Jul 2026

Source: NdifunaUkwazi/@NdifunaUkwazi

Housing activists win landmark battle over contested Sea Point site

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

Source: GroundUp.

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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