Cape Town affordable housing projects inch forward

Words: Matthew Hirsch / GroundUp The Western Cape government’s three large-scale affordable housing projects...

UCT student builds affordable house using soil and waste

Matimba Mabonda, a master’s student at the University of Cape Town, has completed a...

Geordin Hill-Lewis says 2025 was Cape Town’s most demanding year

Cape Town Mayor Geordin-Hill Lewis has described 2025 as the most demanding and consequential...

City hands over new Gugulethu Infill homes

For 12 families in Gugulethu, this festive season will begin with something many have...

No 10 000 homes planned for Fish Hoek, City says

The City of Cape Town has dismissed claims that it intends to build 10...

Pinelands tenants protest soaring electricity and water bills

Tenants at the Conradie Park social housing development in Pinelands marched outside their complex...

Cape Town guides first-time homeowners through major milestone

The City of Cape Town has conducted consumer education sessions for future residents of...

Affordable housing without state subsidies – City of Cape Town says it will work

Words: Daniel Steyn and Matthew Hirsch / GroundUp The City of Cape Town has promised to develop 12 000...

Explainer: Affordable housing in Cape Town

Words: Daniel Steyn and Matthew Hirsch / GroundUp The City of Cape Town announced earlier this...

Cape Town property ownership out of reach for younger gen

Cape Town’s rising property prices are making it harder for young South Africans to...