cape town urban development

Cape Town’s Art-Deco Hospital Will Become a Living Lab for Housing Justice – If 837 Squatters, City Accountants and Big Banks Can Agree

Cape Town's old Woodstock Hospital is getting a new life! It will become a special place with 500 new homes,…

3 days ago

Spine Road Reborn: Cape Town’s 12-Km Corridor Becomes a Living Laboratory for Dense, Green and Inclusive Growth

Cape Town's Spine Road is getting a fantastic makeover! This 12km stretch, once just a busy road, is transforming into…

4 days ago

Cape Town’s Rent Wars: Why a Simple Cap Can’t Fix a 350-Year-Old City

Cape Town is caught in a rent war, tangled by history, fast growth, and global money. Simple rent caps sound…

4 days ago

Woodstock 2.0: How Cape Town Is Re-Writing Africa’s Gentrification Playbook on 11 Hectares of Public Dirt

Cape Town is changing how cities grow. They're turning 11 hectares of land in Woodstock into a cool new neighborhood.…

4 days ago

Cape Town’s Market U-Turn: A Trader-First Revolution Hiding Inside a 34-Page Policy

Cape Town is changing its old market rules from 1978 to help street vendors. They're making it super easy to…

4 days ago

Midnight Mirage: How Cape Town Quietly Turned a Sleepy Lagoon Into the World’s Most Audacious Urban Water ICU

Cape Town is turning a sleepy lagoon into a giant water hospital! They are using a huge machine called "Mvezo"…

4 days ago

The Heartbeat of Athlone: How a 2.2 km Strip Will Rewrite Cape Town’s Mobility Future

Cape Town is revamping a super busy 2.2 km road called Turfhall, the first big change since 1973! They're adding…

4 days ago

Cape Town 2025: A 25-Year Bet to Rewire the City

{"summary": "Cape Town is making a huge, exciting plan for the future! They want to completely change the city by…

4 days ago

Revitalizing Urban Communities: The Gugulethu Infill Housing Project

The Gugulethu Infill Housing Project is a vibrant effort to create safe and affordable homes for urban communities. With a…

2 weeks ago

Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa and the Urban Century: South Africa’s Bold Pursuit of Inclusive City Futures

Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa is leading South Africa’s bold plan to build cities that include everyone and stand strong against future…

4 months ago

Cape Town’s Next Chapter: Unlocking Erf 2187 and Shaping Green Point’s Urban Future

Cape Town is planning to transform Erf 2187 in Green Point into a vibrant neighborhood with homes, shops, parks, and…

4 months ago

Bellville’s New Horizon: Transforming Stikland into a Dynamic Mixed-Use Precinct

Bellville is ready to breathe new life into the Stikland site by turning it into a lively area with a…

5 months ago

Unlocking Urban Potential: The Green Point Mixed-Use Development and Cape Town’s Evolving Atlantic Seaboard

The Green Point mixeduse development in Cape Town plans to turn a key piece of city land into a lively…

5 months ago

Cape Town’s Urban Revival: How Mixed-Use Developments Are Redefining the City Centre

Cape Town’s city centre is waking up with exciting new mixeduse developments that blend homes, shops, offices, and culture all…

5 months ago

Cape Town’s Environmental Breakthrough: A New Era of Urban Growth and Conservation

Cape Town has created a clear boundary called the Urban Development Edge to guide where the city can grow without…

5 months ago