The City of Cape Town handed over land earmarked for a mixed-use development in Khayelitsha to the Khayelitsha Community Trust (KCT). The land is earmarked for the extension of the Khayelitsha Mall as a mixed-use [...]
When the COVID-19 pandemic first hit in 2020, the Central Business District (CBD) of the country’s major metropolitans Durban, Johannesburg and Cape Town became ghost towns as office workers were forced to work from home. [...]
Much needed student accommodation was unveiled at a recent opening of the Winchester Heights project. […]
By Zakhele Mthembu SA Affordable Housing is publishing this article as it presents a pertinent ‘other side’ to the private title debate currently doing the rounds. […]
About housing and government The Department of Human Settlements (DHS) derives its core mandate and responsibilities from Section 26 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa of 1996 and Section 3 of the Housing Act [...]
Location, location, location! This real estate mantra is considered the key to successful property development. Now, a ground-breaking South African study reveals that the location of housing development is also the key to lowering carbon [...]
The City of Cape Town’s Human Settlements Directorate handed over 18 Breaking New Ground opportunities to beneficiaries at its R33-million Eindhoven affordable housing project in Delft over two days, 4 and 5 November 2021. Over [...]
Construction is under way at the City of Cape Town and Social Housing Institution Madulammoho Housing Association’s Maitland Mews social housing project. This 204-unit development forms part of a broader precinct development comprising some 1 200 [...]
The City of Cape Town, Western Cape Government (WCG), Social Housing Regulatory Authority (SHRA) and Concor Developments with its social housing partner, Own Haven Housing Association, affordable housing project at the old Conradie Hospital site [...]
The City of Cape Town’s Transport Directorate has completed the upgrade of the Dunoon Public Transport Interchange (PTI) This is essential in the affordable housing space as people need access to reliable transport. […]
