https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/801.html South Africa Affordable Housing news 15 Affordable & Social Housing news - South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/801.html en-us Sat, 12 Sep 2026 18:58:22 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/special-tribunal-declares-ethekwini-low-cost-housing-contracts-unlawful-520080a The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has welcomed a Special Tribunal ruling declaring low-cost housing contracts – worth some R30m – awarded to three service providers in the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality as unlawful and unconstitutional. 1-271596 Wed, 09 Sep 2026 14:46:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Affordable & Social Housing South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/from-rent-to-ownership-how-gideon-gitonga-is-widening-access-to-african-real-estate-964834a For many African families, owning a home remains a distant ambition. Properties exist and investment capital is available, but the financing systems connecting people, assets and investors are often fragmented or inaccessible. 1-271404 Wed, 02 Sep 2026 14:59:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Affordable & Social Housing South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/more-than-brick-and-mortar-concourt-rules-state-housing-must-be-centrally-located-964664a On 2 July 2026, the Constitutional Court affirmed the fundamental importance of location as an aspect of adequate housing, cementing the constitutional imperative to redress spatial apartheid in the landmark judgment of Adonisi and Others v Minister for Transport and Public Works and Others, Western Cape (Adonisi). 1-271354 Tue, 01 Sep 2026 13:33:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Affordable & Social Housing South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/ethekwini-housing-contracts-ruled-unlawful-856013a Three companies may not start building new dwellings but may finish those they have started. 1-270899 Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:44:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Affordable & Social Housing South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/south-africas-housing-backlog-hits-3-million-as-court-ruling-bites-745772a The Constitutional Court's recent Tafelberg judgment, while advancing constitutional principles of spatial justice, could unintentionally reduce access to affordable housing, according to Sentinel Homes managing director Renier Kriek. 1-270112 Wed, 22 Jul 2026 17:50:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Affordable & Social Housing South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/building-affordable-cities-not-cheaper-homes-620851a South Africa's housing shortage is often measured by the number of homes delivered, but affordability extends far beyond construction costs. The true cost of housing includes transport, infrastructure, utilities, maintenance and access to employment, education and healthcare. 1-269871 Tue, 14 Jul 2026 17:45:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Affordable & Social Housing South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/good-news-for-agents-one-ai-system-brings-compliance-and-sales-together-064495a South African estate agents and property managers are losing up to 20 hours a week to administration, compliance paperwork and disconnected software systems, according to proptech company HäusHub. 1-269677 Tue, 07 Jul 2026 18:55:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Affordable & Social Housing South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/housing-activists-win-landmark-battle-over-contested-sea-point-site-620121a In a major victory for housing activists, the Constitutional Court of South Africa has declared the R135m sale of the former Tafelberg School site in Sea Point to a private buyer unlawful. This brings a decade-long legal battle over one of Cape Town’s most contested pieces of public land to a close. 1-269561 Fri, 03 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Affordable & Social Housing South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/south-africas-social-housing-under-strain-as-occupation-disputes-escalate-nasho-warns-842593a The National Association of Social Housing Organisations (Nasho) has raised alarm over the liquidation of Capital City Housing NPC, the institution behind Pietermaritzburg’s Aloe Ridge social-housing project. 1-269329 Thu, 25 Jun 2026 13:09:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Affordable & Social Housing South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/hundreds-protest-new-land-occupation-law-in-durban-and-joburg-953264a Hundreds of land activists took to the streets in Durban and Johannesburg on Friday, 12 June 2026 to protest a proposed anti-land occupation law. 1-269054 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 08:40:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Affordable & Social Housing South Africa