Activists want 12 more pieces of public land used for housing Picture and words: Marecia Damons / GroundUp Parking lots in Cape Town’s city centre should be used...
Activists press Western Cape Premier on CBD parking lot conversion to social housing Numerous housing activists and civic groups intercepted Western Cape Premier Alan Winde, urging action...
Housing activists lose Tafelberg case Words: Tania Broughton / GroundUp The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) has upheld an...
City’s budget allocates billions to informal settlements and housing The City’s Draft Budget proposed more than R3bn for informal settlement upgrades and services...
Cape Town’s micro-developer fund boosts affordable housing The City of Cape Town approved a fund aimed at supporting micro-developers who build...
Housing activists frustrated by President Ramaphosa’s six-month silence on public land act Words: Matthew Hirsch / GroundUp Picture: Vincent Lali / GroundUp ‘There is a deep sense...
City celebrates completion of Gugulethu Infill housing project The City of Cape Town has officially handed over newly completed Breaking New Ground...
City unveils first solar-fitted homes for Vlakkeland housing project The Western Cape Premier Alan Winde, Provincial Minister for Infrastructure Tertuis Simmers, and Drakenstein...
Students sleep on the floor at CPUT amid housing funding blunder Picture and words: Ella Morrison / GroundUp About 100 students have been forced to start their...
Scam alert: City cautions residents against fake housing opportunities Following the discovery of an apparent scam involving one of its housing projects, the...