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 Fri, 23 Oct 2026 06:03:37 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/families-to-return-to-bishopscourt-60-years-after-forced-removals-303448a People who were forcibly removed from Protea Village in Bishopscourt, Cape Town, in the 1960s will have to wait until at least 2028 before they can move back. 1-272723 Tue, 20 Oct 2026 20:08:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Affordable & Social Housing South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/cape-towns-housing-boom-how-long-before-locals-are-priced-out-969354a Cape Town’s property boom is becoming a double-edged sword, with soaring prices and worsening affordability threatening to push ordinary residents out of the market. 1-272664 Mon, 19 Oct 2026 13:11:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Affordable & Social Housing South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/woodstock-land-occupiers-lose-bid-to-appeal-eviction-525530a Insufficient evidence that occupiers will be left homeless, judge finds. 1-272146 Wed, 30 Sep 2026 12:47:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Affordable & Social Housing South Africa 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