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, 11 Jul 2026 17:14:06 +0200 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 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/hundreds-of-families-face-eviction-from-hijacked-social-housing-estate-067895a More than 400 households face eviction from a social housing estate built in 2018, after the company responsible for the estate abandoned the site, and some units were hijacked. 1-268977 Thu, 11 Jun 2026 14:30:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Affordable & Social Housing South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/ethekwini-clarifies-role-in-flood-relief-housing-fraud-allegations-289467a eThekwini Municipality has distanced itself from an alleged housing-fraud case involving a beneficiary of the Illovu Housing Project, saying reports identifying the suspect as a municipal employee are incorrect. 1-268800 Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:11:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Affordable & Social Housing South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/housing-project-for-kzn-flood-victims-creeps-forward-390448a Over 100 families displaced during floods have finally been given homes in Cornubia, north of Durban. Hundreds more families in eThekwini are living in temporary emergency accommodation awaiting permanent homes. 1-268723 Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:44:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Affordable & Social Housing South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/government-may-finally-be-heeding-calls-for-cape-town-military-land-to-be-developed-for-housing-390958a For decades, housing activists have been calling for under-used military land in Cape Town to be released for housing. This includes about 668 hectares of well-located land at the Wingfield and Ysterplaat airbases, adjacent to Century City, and at Youngsfield, between Wynberg and Ottery. 1-268233 Tue, 19 May 2026 13:03:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Affordable & Social Housing South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/eviction-law-reform-sparks-debate-over-housing-rights-and-market-access-390348a The proposed 2026 PIE Amendment Bill is facing criticism over concerns that it extends eviction protections beyond the law’s original purpose. 1-268123 Thu, 14 May 2026 16:55:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Affordable & Social Housing South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/south-africas-municipal-crisis-is-moving-to-the-urban-edge-958304a Approaching Johannesburg along its main entry routes, or entering Cape Town, Durban, or Tshwane from their peripheries, a pattern becomes difficult to ignore. Long before the formal city appears, informal settlements stretch along highways and vacant land. The city begins not at its centre, but at its margins. These spaces are often described as zones of incomplete incorporation. But that misses their deeper significance. They are not simply the edges of the city. They are where South Africa’s municipal crisis is being relocated. 1-267624 Fri, 24 Apr 2026 13:03:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Affordable & Social Housing South Africa