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Source: Matthew Hirsch. More than 100 Cape Town residents attended a meeting to discuss the proposed redevelopment of the Mowbray Golf Course Site.

Mixed-Use Property

Mixed reactions to affordable housing development on Mowbray Golf Course

Matthew Hirsch 12 hours

Western Cape sees R200m investment boost for student housing

Higher Education

Western Cape sees R200m investment boost for student housing

17 Feb 2025

Source: @CyrilRamaphosa/X

Economy

#Sona2025: President Ramaphosa's bold plans for urban renewal and housing

Katja Hamilton 7 Feb 2025

Source: Supplied. Paul Jackson is the chief executive officer of TUHF.

Property

Addressing the urgent need to combat SA's urban sprawl

Paul Jackson 15 Nov 2024

Integrated transport: Why it matters and how it can be achieved

Transport

Integrated transport: Why it matters and how it can be achieved

Bongani Mthombeni 4 Jun 2024

TMACC champions sustainability at Table Mountain

Tourism

TMACC champions sustainability at Table Mountain

28 May 2024

Source: Supplied.

Affordable & Social Housing

Affordable housing in Western Cape townships poised for a promising future

30 Apr 2024

Source: Supplied.

Finance

MortgageMarket expands into Namibia, pioneering online home-loan marketplace

17 Apr 2024

#OrchidsandOnions: Builders Warehouse hits the nail on the head with latest ad

#OrchidsandOnions

#OrchidsandOnions: Builders Warehouse hits the nail on the head with latest ad

Brendan Seery 5 Mar 2024

WC Government: Housing subsidy increase causes delays in project implementation

Construction & Engineering

WC Government: Housing subsidy increase causes delays in project implementation

18 Feb 2024

Affordable & Social Housing

Cape Town’s railway occupiers are being moved but there are snags with water and sanitation supply

Sandiso Phaliso 27 Dec 2023

Empowering women and youth for a transformative future

Events & Conferencing

Empowering women and youth for a transformative future

Issued by Topco Media 26 Oct 2023

Facilities & Property Management

This is where people are occupying Metrorail's Central Line in Cape Town

Sandiso Phaliso and GroundUp staff 26 Oct 2023

Affordable & Social Housing

City initiates legal action against unauthorised home occupiers

13 Oct 2023

Source: Supplied. Carel Kleynhans, chief executive officer of Divercity; Kushinga Kambarami, green building consultant, IFC; Lenore Cairncross, green building lead for Africa, IFC; Diep Nguyen-van Houtte, senior manager for climate business at IFC; and Richard Dube, investment associate, Divercity.

Property

IFC and SA developers explore Edge-certified green housing projects in Joburg

4 Oct 2023

Source: Image rendered. Protea Village, situated on Erf 242, comprises 86 stands, each approximately 300m² in size.

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

One less obstacle for Bishopscourt land claimants

Matthew Hirsch 2 Oct 2023

One less obstacle for Bishopscourt land claimants

Land & Property Law

One less obstacle for Bishopscourt land claimants

Matthew Hirsch 26 Sep 2023

Heritage approval granted for social housing development at old Woodstock hospital

Affordable & Social Housing

Heritage approval granted for social housing development at old Woodstock hospital

Matthew Hirsch 1 Aug 2023

#PropertyRevamped: TUHF driving economic transformation in SA's urban rental market

Affordable & Social Housing

#PropertyRevamped: TUHF driving economic transformation in SA's urban rental market

Sindy Peters 21 Jul 2023

1,500ha of land in the process of being acquired, says human settlements minister

Affordable & Social Housing

1,500ha of land in the process of being acquired, says human settlements minister

11 May 2023

Prasa's decision to cancel railway security contracts "reckless and irresponsible" says Scopa chair

Transport

Prasa's decision to cancel railway security contracts "reckless and irresponsible" says Scopa chair

Tariro Washinyira 24 Apr 2023

DPWI approves release of 2.8ha of land in KZN for housing development

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

DPWI approves release of 2.8ha of land in KZN for housing development

6 Mar 2023

#Sona2023: NPPC disappointed by Ramaphosa's silence on housing delivery

Affordable & Social Housing

#Sona2023: NPPC disappointed by Ramaphosa's silence on housing delivery

13 Feb 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

8 not-so-obvious factors that could affect your home's value

Residential Property

8 not-so-obvious factors that could affect your home's value

8 Nov 2022

R140m school for Rustenburg mining community

Primary & Secondary Education

R140m school for Rustenburg mining community

8 Aug 2022

Kenya's push for affordable housing is creating opportunities despite barriers

Affordable & Social Housing

Kenya's push for affordable housing is creating opportunities despite barriers

Raphael M. Kieti, Robert W. Rukwaro, Washington H.A. Olima 3 Jun 2022

Construction technology can help to mitigate natural disasters

Infrastructure & Utilities

Construction technology can help to mitigate natural disasters

Bongani Dladla 28 Apr 2022

#KaserneBlowDown: Planned implosion of Joburg's Kaserne building on track

Construction & Engineering

#KaserneBlowDown: Planned implosion of Joburg's Kaserne building on track

12 Apr 2022

Source: Supplied. Conradie Park

Economy

#SOPA2022: "We're addressing the painful legacy of a divided past"

Katja Hamilton 15 Feb 2022

Shacks built by Siyahlala informal settlement residents on the railway line in Langa will only be relocated next year. Photo: Tariro Washinyira / GroundUp

Land & Property Law

Court grants Prasa another eight months to relocate Cape Town Central Line shack dwellers

Tariro Washinyira 29 Nov 2021

Mayor promises probe into shoddily built Johannesburg flats

Affordable & Social Housing

Mayor promises probe into shoddily built Johannesburg flats

Masego Mafata 6 Sep 2021

The Racing Park Developers’ Association wants to overturn the sale of industrial land to the Western Cape Human Settlements Department for housing 1,500 families from overcrowded informal settlements in Dunoon. Photo: Peter Luhanga

Mixed-Use Property

Developers try to overturn sale of land for Cape Town housing development

Peter Luhanga 25 Aug 2021

Nissan SA hands over new houses to 24 families in Ga-Rankuwa

CSI & Philanthropy

Nissan SA hands over new houses to 24 families in Ga-Rankuwa

16 Aug 2021

Housing for informal settlement near Cape Town airport on hold

Affordable & Social Housing

Housing for informal settlement near Cape Town airport on hold

Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik 9 Jul 2021

Affordable housing: The catalyst for post-Covid economic recovery in Sub-Saharan Africa?

Affordable & Social Housing

Affordable housing: The catalyst for post-Covid economic recovery in Sub-Saharan Africa?

Somaya Joshua 1 Jun 2021

Ghana's new rental scheme won't fix the real problem: a housing shortage

Residential Property

Ghana's new rental scheme won't fix the real problem: a housing shortage

Nicky Morrison, Emmanuel Kofi Gavu, Lewis Abedi Asante, and Richmond Juvenile Ehwi 5 May 2021

Life rights vs sectional title living: pros and cons

Residential Property

Life rights vs sectional title living: pros and cons

4 May 2021

Black construction companies urged to help address housing shortage

Construction & Engineering

Black construction companies urged to help address housing shortage

1 Apr 2021

Protest erupts in Durban after housing project halts

Affordable & Social Housing

Protest erupts in Durban after housing project halts

Nokulunga Majola 4 Feb 2021

Private sector investment key in bridging Africa's housing gap

Infrastructure & Utilities

Private sector investment key in bridging Africa's housing gap

18 Jan 2021

#SUSASummit: Anand Murthy speaks on radical affordable housing

Digital

#SUSASummit: Anand Murthy speaks on radical affordable housing

16 Oct 2020

How to respond to Cape Town's surge in land occupations

Affordable & Social Housing

How to respond to Cape Town's surge in land occupations

Adi Kumar 28 Jul 2020

Housing crisis more complex than it seems

Affordable & Social Housing

Housing crisis more complex than it seems

Jens Horber 7 Jul 2020

#SupplementaryBudget: Structural reforms must be fast-tracked to increase transformation

Markets & Investment

#SupplementaryBudget: Structural reforms must be fast-tracked to increase transformation

Tholo Makhaola 29 Jun 2020

SAHIF pledges 50 temporary housing structures to help flatten the curve

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

SAHIF pledges 50 temporary housing structures to help flatten the curve

29 Apr 2020

African Union for Housing Finance (AUHF) members sign Cape Town Declaration for governments to address housing finance shortage.

Affordable & Social Housing

5-point plan set for governments to address African housing finance shortage

15 Nov 2019

Land in Dido Valley where the Redhill housing development is to be built. Photo: Ella Ndongeni

Affordable & Social Housing

Still no houses for Redhill residents

Ella Ndongeni 12 Nov 2019