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Land & Property Law

More than brick and mortar: ConCourt rules state housing must be centrally located

Michael Evans, Thomas Karberg, and Lula Grant 1 Sep 2026

Source: GroundUp/Kimberly Mutandiro. Johan Swanepoel and his partner, Wilma De Villiers, outside their home at Sondela Village.

Affordable & Social Housing

Hundreds of families face eviction from “hijacked” social housing estate

Kimberly Mutandiro 11 Jun 2026

Reside Awards 2026 celebrates South Africa’s residential property pioneers

Residential Property

Reside Awards 2026 celebrates South Africa’s residential property pioneers

Issued by Catchwords 5 Jun 2026

Source: Matthew Hirsch/GroundUp.The Salt River Market site, where social housing is planned.

Property Development

Social housing set to be built at Salt River Market this year

Matthew Hirsch 13 Jan 2026

Source: GroundUp/Tsoanelo Sefoloko. A large stalled social housing project next to the Bridge City shopping centre in KwaMashu, north of Durban. The developer was Instratin.

Property Development

Parliament takes social housing regulator to task over stalled projects

Matthew Hirsch 25 Nov 2025

Source: City of Cape Town. An artist rendering of the proposed social housing development at the “Fruit and Veg” site between Kent and Bloemhof Streets.

Affordable & Social Housing

Cape Town council approves social housing at “Fruit and Veg” site

Matthew Hirsch 25 Aug 2025

Source: ZipZap Circus.

Affordable & Social Housing

Artscape social housing development moves ahead

Matthew Hirsch 29 Jul 2025

Affordable & Social Housing

Social housing and the future of Cape Town’s inner-city

Tertuis Simmers 28 Jul 2025

Source: Own Haven Housing Association. Conradie Park in Pinelands is being built on land previously owned by the Western Cape Government. It will create 3,500 homes, of which 1,715 will be state-subsidised affordable housing. More than 1,250 units have already been completed.

Property Development

Affordable housing, no state subsidies – City says it will work

Daniel Steyn and Matthew Hirsch 9 Jul 2025

Affordable & Social Housing

Explainer: affordable housing in Cape Town

Daniel Steyn and Matthew Hirsch 8 Jul 2025

Social housing at Salt River Market moves one step forward

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Social housing at Salt River Market moves one step forward

Matthew Hirsch and Daniel Steyn 24 Jun 2025

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

Source: Supplied. Residential investment and development summit (Reside) chair, Debbie Tagg.

Property

Sustainability enhances residential property development's long-term viability

2 Jul 2024

Prasa launches accommodation to house NSFAS students

Higher Education

Prasa launches accommodation to house NSFAS students

25 Oct 2023

Social housing in South Africa is in trouble - here's why

Affordable & Social Housing

Social housing in South Africa is in trouble - here's why

Maxwell Roeland 10 Feb 2023

Property sector starting to show encouraging signs of improvement

Markets & Investment

Property sector starting to show encouraging signs of improvement

14 Mar 2022

Lower or no rates for 11 new property categories

NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

Lower or no rates for 11 new property categories

8 Jul 2020

Decision on disputed Sea Point property expected in 2020

Affordable & Social Housing

Decision on disputed Sea Point property expected in 2020

Madison Yauger 2 Dec 2019

School promises some affordable housing on Tafelberg site

Affordable & Social Housing

School promises some affordable housing on Tafelberg site

Madison Yauger 29 Nov 2019

Court case on future of Sea Point property begins

Affordable & Social Housing

Court case on future of Sea Point property begins

Madison Yauger 27 Nov 2019

Upcoming SAIBPP Convention to focus on property finance, SMME funding, enterprise development

Markets & Investment

Upcoming SAIBPP Convention to focus on property finance, SMME funding, enterprise development

6 Sep 2019

Divercity turns first sod of Jewel City redevelopment

Property Development

Divercity turns first sod of Jewel City redevelopment

20 Nov 2018

Hundreds of backyarders, informal settlement dwellers and social housing tenants (or former tenants) marched to the provincial Department of Human Settlement on Wednesday. Photo: Thembela Ntongana

Affordable & Social Housing

Social housing residents demand option to buy homes

Thembela Ntongana 5 Jul 2018

Innovative thinking vital for continued effectiveness of SA's affordable housing sector

Affordable & Social Housing

Innovative thinking vital for continued effectiveness of SA's affordable housing sector

Leanne Govender 29 Jan 2018

Steenvilla in Cape Town’s south peninsula is an example of a rent-based state-subsidised social housing project. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks

Affordable & Social Housing

Rent instead of owning: Is it a better model for low-income housing?

Maxwell Roeland 23 Nov 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

Eastern Cape invests R68m in social housing project

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Eastern Cape invests R68m in social housing project

23 May 2017

Solving SA's housing crisis through public-private cooperation

Property Development

Solving SA's housing crisis through public-private cooperation

30 Mar 2017

Role of public-private partnerships in social housing

Residential Property

Role of public-private partnerships in social housing

31 May 2016

GMSA Foundation wins prestigious Govan Mbeki Award

Automotive

GMSA Foundation wins prestigious Govan Mbeki Award

28 Aug 2015