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The Tafelberg school site in 2016. Archive photo: Masixole Feni / GroundUp

Land & Property Law

Concourt judgment on Tafelberg could change future of social housing

Daniel Steyn and Matthew Hirsch 28 Feb 2025

Cutting of 2,400 teacher posts questioned in Western Cape Parliament

Primary & Secondary Education

Cutting of 2,400 teacher posts questioned in Western Cape Parliament

Tori Newby 13 Sep 2024

Local documentary Mother City picked up by international festivals

Film

Local documentary Mother City picked up by international festivals

6 Sep 2024

MyCiTi N2 route to open again early next year, promises new Cape Town transport chief

Public Transport

MyCiTi N2 route to open again early next year, promises new Cape Town transport chief

Steve Kretzmann 3 Sep 2021

Cape Town has reached Transport Day Zero. This is why

Public Transport

Cape Town has reached Transport Day Zero. This is why

Steve Kretzmann and Peter Luhanga 30 Jul 2021

Communicare leadership cleared of corruption allegations

Affordable & Social Housing

Communicare leadership cleared of corruption allegations

Kristine Liao 12 Apr 2019

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

Affordable & Social Housing

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

Kelly Vinett 8 Nov 2018

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

Affordable & Social Housing

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

Thembela Ntongana and Kelly Vinett 2 Nov 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

Affordable & Social Housing

Cape Town City Council delays decision on social housing project

Aidan Jones 26 Oct 2018

What to expect from Open Streets Woodstock

Events

What to expect from Open Streets Woodstock

12 Oct 2018

MyCiTi offers more direct routes, 29 new bus stops

Public Transport

MyCiTi offers more direct routes, 29 new bus stops

8 Oct 2018

Open Streets Exchange set for African cities

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Open Streets Exchange set for African cities

20 Sep 2018

Blaauwberg Nature Reserve's coastline goes 'Green'

Environment & Natural Resources

Blaauwberg Nature Reserve's coastline goes 'Green'

18 Sep 2018

Affordable housing: City of Cape Town and developers at crossroads

Affordable & Social Housing

Affordable housing: City of Cape Town and developers at crossroads

Jonty Cogger and Jared Rossouw 13 Sep 2018

CT earmarks derelict sites in Parow for social housing

Affordable & Social Housing

CT earmarks derelict sites in Parow for social housing

23 Aug 2018

PwC ranks Cape Town as number 1 city of opportunity in Africa

Tourism

PwC ranks Cape Town as number 1 city of opportunity in Africa

14 Aug 2018

MyCiTi bus service in Khayelitsha remains suspended

Logistics & Transport

MyCiTi bus service in Khayelitsha remains suspended

6 Aug 2018

City of Cape Town to recruit 100 rail enforcement officers

Railway

City of Cape Town to recruit 100 rail enforcement officers

2 Aug 2018

Creepy-crawlies reared in CT to root out alien plants

Environment & Natural Resources

Creepy-crawlies reared in CT to root out alien plants

28 Jun 2018

Land occupations across the country have skyrocketed this year. New approaches are needed to solve the housing shortage. Archive photo: Mary-Anne Gontsana

Affordable & Social Housing

Can subsidised rentals help solve the housing crisis?

GroundUp editors 28 Jun 2018

Battle for Bo-Kaap's future remains ongoing

Affordable & Social Housing

Battle for Bo-Kaap's future remains ongoing

Aidan Jones 27 Jun 2018

Photo by Andreas Dress on Unsplash

Logistics & Transport

City of Cape Town tackles congestion issue with more roads

15 Jun 2018

Cape Town councillor promises new social housing by 2019

Affordable & Social Housing

Cape Town councillor promises new social housing by 2019

Annie Cebulski 14 May 2018

Photo by Matthew Henry on Unsplash

Public Transport

MyCiTi service remains suspended as #BusStrike continues

Ilse van den Berg 7 May 2018

Court orders Brett Herron to explain emergency housing options

Affordable & Social Housing

Court orders Brett Herron to explain emergency housing options

Barbara Maregele 14 Mar 2018

Housing picket outside Brett Herron's home

Affordable & Social Housing

Housing picket outside Brett Herron's home

Barbara Maregele 7 Mar 2018

Cape Town to upgrade security on railways

Railway

Cape Town to upgrade security on railways

12 Feb 2018

These are the speakers set to inspire at the upcoming #cocreateDesign Festival

Food, Water & Energy Security

These are the speakers set to inspire at the upcoming #cocreateDesign Festival

9 Feb 2018

City of Cape Town appoints acting commissioner for TDA

Logistics & Transport

City of Cape Town appoints acting commissioner for TDA

22 Jan 2018

Does Metrorail have a future in SA?

Railway

Does Metrorail have a future in SA?

Melissa Cohen 27 Dec 2017

Cape Town warns of housing fraudsters

Affordable & Social Housing

Cape Town warns of housing fraudsters

18 Dec 2017

Property owners receive title deeds for Breaking New Ground housing developments

Affordable & Social Housing

Property owners receive title deeds for Breaking New Ground housing developments

1 Dec 2017

Belhar Gardens receives EDGE preliminary grading from GBCSA

Sustainable Development

Belhar Gardens receives EDGE preliminary grading from GBCSA

9 Nov 2017

Image Source: . Photo: Leon Lestrade

Agriculture

City's food basket faces uncertain future

Mary-Anne Gontsana 30 Oct 2017

How SA's urban sprawl trend is maintaining spatial divisions, resulting in poverty traps

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

How SA's urban sprawl trend is maintaining spatial divisions, resulting in poverty traps

19 Oct 2017

Image by - Kalk Bay, CC BY 2.0

Railway

City of Cape Town aims to take over management of commuter rail

12 Oct 2017

Important announcement about future of commuter rail in Cape Town

Railway

Important announcement about future of commuter rail in Cape Town

9 Oct 2017

CT releases prospectus for affordable housing developments in and around city centre

Affordable & Social Housing

CT releases prospectus for affordable housing developments in and around city centre

4 Oct 2017

The City of Cape Town has decided not to proceed with the expansion of Wolwerivier settlement. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks

Affordable & Social Housing

City of Cape Town shelves Wolwerivier housing project

Peter Luhanga 27 Sep 2017

4000 families to benefit from CT housing project

Affordable & Social Housing

4000 families to benefit from CT housing project

14 Sep 2017

Henry Trotter via

Public Transport

Modernised minibus-taxi industry to have central role in Cape Town's IPTN Business Plan

25 Aug 2017

Cape Town skyscraper to include “affordable” apartments

Affordable & Social Housing

Cape Town skyscraper to include “affordable” apartments

Ashleigh Furlong 25 Aug 2017

Open Streets to take over Main Road on 1 October

Public Transport

Open Streets to take over Main Road on 1 October

8 Aug 2017

CT revised development framework aims to reverse impact of apartheid spatial planning

Sustainable Development

CT revised development framework aims to reverse impact of apartheid spatial planning

3 Aug 2017

City announces u-turn on social housing

Residential Property

City announces u-turn on social housing

Barbara Maregele 19 Jul 2017

Cape culture illustrated on new storyboards along southern Peninsula

Tourism

Cape culture illustrated on new storyboards along southern Peninsula

17 Jul 2017

Vladimiramax via

Tourism & Travel

Revitalising Cape Town City Hall and Grand Parade, paying homage to Madiba

30 Jun 2017

City seeks more social housing partners to expedite provision of affordable housing

Residential Property

City seeks more social housing partners to expedite provision of affordable housing

23 Jun 2017

Urban Mobility Summit maps out future of local transport

Logistics & Transport

Urban Mobility Summit maps out future of local transport

7 Jun 2017

Property Development

City of CT, Stellenbosch University sign MoA for urban renewal in Bellville

29 May 2017