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Reclaim the City demonstrated outside the Western Cape High Court in 2020, calling for the Tafelberg site to be used as affordable housing. Archive photo: James Stent / GroundUp
Legal
Housing activists lose Tafelberg case

Tania Broughton 15 Apr 2024

Heritage approval granted for social housing development at old Woodstock hospital
Property
Heritage approval granted for social housing development at old Woodstock hospital

Matthew Hirsch 1 Aug 2023

City of Cape Town is not tackling housing crisis with urgency, say activists
Property
City of Cape Town is not tackling housing crisis with urgency, say activists

Liezl Human 26 May 2022

No housing on Rondebosch Golf Club for now
Property
No housing on Rondebosch Golf Club for now

Liezl Human 23 Oct 2020

Victory for housing activists in landmark Tafelberg case
Property
Victory for housing activists in landmark Tafelberg case

James Stent 1 Sep 2020

R4bn River Club development clears major obstacle
Construction & Engineering
R4bn River Club development clears major obstacle

Steve Kretzmann 31 Aug 2020

We mapped green spaces in South Africa and found a legacy of apartheid
ESG & Sustainability
We mapped green spaces in South Africa and found a legacy of apartheid

Zander Venter 31 Jul 2020

Heritage Western Cape approves Parow Station Precinct exemption proposal
Construction & Engineering
Heritage Western Cape approves Parow Station Precinct exemption proposal

Tariro Washinyira 15 May 2020

Rondebosch golf club: City of Cape Town accused of subsidising the wealthy elite
Property
Rondebosch golf club: City of Cape Town accused of subsidising the wealthy elite

Lucas Nowicki 24 Jan 2020

Decision on disputed Sea Point property expected in 2020
Property
Decision on disputed Sea Point property expected in 2020

Madison Yauger 2 Dec 2019

School promises some affordable housing on Tafelberg site
Property
School promises some affordable housing on Tafelberg site

Madison Yauger 29 Nov 2019

Court case on future of Sea Point property begins
Property
Court case on future of Sea Point property begins

Madison Yauger 27 Nov 2019

City of Cape Town approves R14bn Foreshore development despite objections
Property
City of Cape Town approves R14bn Foreshore development despite objections

Aisha Abdool Karim 25 Oct 2019

Occupations are the tool to hold government to account, say housing activists
Property
Occupations are the tool to hold government to account, say housing activists

Aisha Abdool Karim 22 Oct 2019

Housing activists take City of Cape Town to court
Property
Housing activists take City of Cape Town to court

Sandisiwe Shoba 16 Sep 2019

Woodstock Hospital occupiers protest in Civic Centre
Property
Woodstock Hospital occupiers protest in Civic Centre

Tariro Washinyira 7 Aug 2019

Growthpoint loses court case against Reclaim the City
Property
Growthpoint loses court case against Reclaim the City

Mary-Anne Gontsana 1 Jul 2019

Heritage body pushes Woodstock developers back
Property
Heritage body pushes Woodstock developers back

Steve Kretzmann 19 Jun 2019

Mixed reaction to City of Cape Town's Parow revamp proposals
Property
Mixed reaction to City of Cape Town's Parow revamp proposals

Tariro Washinyira 10 Jun 2019

Housing activists ask court to uphold right to protest
Property
Housing activists ask court to uphold right to protest

Katherine Liu 5 Jun 2019

Housing activists interrupt council meeting
Property
Housing activists interrupt council meeting

Katherine Liu 31 May 2019

Housing activists occupy Green Point Bowling Club
Property
Housing activists occupy Green Point Bowling Club

Peter Luhanga 2 May 2019

Activists battle property company over right to protest
Property
Activists battle property company over right to protest

Tariro Washinyira 5 Mar 2019

City counts number of occupiers in Woodstock Hospital
Property
City counts number of occupiers in Woodstock Hospital

Aidan Jones 24 Jan 2019

City gives green light to Salt River social housing project
Property
City gives green light to Salt River social housing project

Aidan Jones 14 Dec 2018

Housing activists build shacks on prime inner-city land
Property
Housing activists build shacks on prime inner-city land

Aidan Jones 6 Dec 2018

Why did the City of Cape Town delay social housing in Salt River?
Property
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
Property
Brett Herron, JP Smith in war of words over social housing

Thembela Ntongana and Kelly Vinett 2 Nov 2018

Ndifuna Ukwazi’s Nkosikhona Swartbooi addresses protesters outside the offices of Growthpoint Properties in Claremont. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks
Property
City lost R140m it could have spent on poor people, say protesters

Sophia Wilhelm 5 Oct 2018

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

Thembela Ntongana 6 Sep 2018

Occupiers of Cape Town buildings hold first congress
ESG & Sustainability
Occupiers of Cape Town buildings hold first congress

Phathiswa Shushwana 13 Aug 2018

Land occupations across the country have skyrocketed this year. New approaches are needed to solve the housing shortage. Archive photo: Mary-Anne Gontsana
Property
Can subsidised rentals help solve the housing crisis?

GroundUp editors 28 Jun 2018

Cape Town councillor promises new social housing by 2019
Property
Cape Town councillor promises new social housing by 2019

Annie Cebulski 14 May 2018

Court orders Brett Herron to explain emergency housing options
Property
Court orders Brett Herron to explain emergency housing options

Barbara Maregele 14 Mar 2018

Housing picket outside Brett Herron's home
Property
Housing picket outside Brett Herron's home

Barbara Maregele 7 Mar 2018

Activists halt Woodstock eviction
Property
Activists halt Woodstock eviction

Ashraf Hendricks 26 Oct 2017

'We should be able to stay in cities where we work'
ESG & Sustainability
'We should be able to stay in cities where we work'

Thembela Ntongana 30 Aug 2017

Western Cape proposes affordable houses near Waterfront
Property
Western Cape proposes affordable houses near Waterfront

Natalie Pertsovsky 27 Jul 2017

City announces u-turn on social housing
Property
City announces u-turn on social housing

Barbara Maregele 19 Jul 2017

Zackie Achmat to receive honorary doctorate
Education
Zackie Achmat to receive honorary doctorate

5 Jul 2017

The City of Cape Town has committed to turning the Woodstock clinic into social housing. The clinic will be relocated to District Six. Photo: Christine Hogg
Property
City promises social housing in Woodstock

Christine Hogg 1 Feb 2017

Protesters occupying The Old Biscuit Mill. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks
Property
Woodstock residents occupy The Old Biscuit Mill

Mary-Anne Gontsana 29 Aug 2016

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