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‘Housing in CT continues to be developed along racial lines’
The Panel on the Assessment of Key Legislation and Acceleration of Fundamental Change was holding a round-table discussion in Parliament.
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‘State-sponsored housing reinforces apartheid spatial pattern’
Professor Ivan Turok says state-sponsored housing projects reinforce the old apartheid pattern where poor & working class people live far from city centres where most jobs are.
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WC launches new WC housing project worth R1.2bn
The mixed-use development, earmarked by the Western Cape Human Settlements department, will benefit hundreds of families.
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#CapeStorm: More than 700 homes affected by flooding
Informal settlement residents have been worst affected, with gale force winds and heavy rain since late last night.
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[OPINION] SA urgently needs to rethink its approach to housing
People are unhappy with unclear time frames about when developments will take place. Tired of empty promises, they now want “time lines and commitments”.
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Tech workers find communal living a solution for high rents
While some say communal housing provides a solution for many first-time workers fresh out of college, such housing also has created its share of controversy.
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Cape housing project on hold
The Joe Slovo housing project has been put on hold as it's without a project steering committee.
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Cape Town officials feeling pressure over housing
The City of Cape Town has relaunched an 87-year-old social housing organisation last week.
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Gauteng housing backlog at 400,000 - Makhura
While the province has delivered close to 1m houses, it sits with a backlog of 400,000.
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GP housing dept urges those entitled to RDP houses not to resort to violence
The department says people who destroy houses are making its work difficult for government to do its job.
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Cape activists use art to highlight social inequalities
Members of Ufuna Ukwazi & the Social Justice Coalition drew murals on the Sea Point promenade.
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De Lille hands over keys to new home owners in CT
The Cape Town mayor has handed over 20 keys to beneficiaries in Athlone.
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Multi-million rand housing projects on cards for Masiphumelele, Imizamo Yethu
Masiphumelele has seen several protests recently over housing issues.
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Gauteng govt to build 50,000 housing unit this year
Paul Mashatile says they are confident that the 50,000 houses target will be reached.
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City of CT moves into next phase of Imizamo Yethu housing project
Phase 3 of the subsidised housing project reportedly aims to provide more than 900 homes to residents.
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CT officials working to secure land for qualified beneficiaries
Mayor Patricia de Lille says the municipality is working on plans to secure two pieces of land.
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‘Reclaim the City’ wins court interdict in Tafelberg site sale case
The organisation this is a small victory in its campaign to see the establishment of affordable housing.
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FACT CHECK: ANC’s 5 million house claim an ‘error/typo’
Africa Check looks at the ANC parliamentary caucus tweet that 5 million houses have been built since 1994.
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‘We’re tired of government’s empty promises’
Kaalfontein residents say they’re tired of living in shacks without proper sanitation or running water.
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Plans for Masiphumelele housing project nears completion
The City of Cape Town is currently finalising plans around the construction of several RDP houses.
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Paul Mashatile to expedite Gauteng housing projects
The MEC said he is ready to start his work and will look into issues of housing and title deed.
