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Cape Town’s Bold Path: Social Housing at the Heart of the City

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Cape Town is transforming its city centre with a bold social housing plan that offers affordable homes close to jobs, schools, and transport. The ‘Fruit & Veg’ site will become a lively neighborhood where people from all backgrounds can live, work, and connect. This project helps heal old wounds from apartheid by bringing communities together in vibrant, mixeduse spaces filled with homes, shops, and cafés. With smart city support and faster approvals, Cape Town aims to build a future where everyone belongs right at the heart of the city.

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Social Housing Company Wins Legal Battle Against Biased Magistrate

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Communicare, a social housing company based in Cape Town, has recently won a legal battle against an allegedly biased acting magistrate who denied an eviction order in favor of the company. The company sought recourse through the Western Cape High Court, citing the Superior Courts Act, which contends that a presiding officer’s bias, malice, or corruption can lead to gross irregularities in proceedings.

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Lufhereng Social Housing Project: Promoting Integration in Soweto

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On May 26th, 2023, the Lufhereng Social Housing Project was launched in South Africa’s Gauteng Province, with the aim of achieving a significant milestone towards integrated communities in Soweto. The project was inaugurated by the Minister of Human Settlements, Mmamoloko Kubayi, Deputy Minister Pam Tshwete, the Gauteng MEC of Human Settlements and Infrastructure Development, and the City of Johannesburg MMC for Housing, Cllr Anthea Leitch.

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Cape Town Accelerates Inner City Social Housing Development

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Cape Town is taking significant steps to address the affordable housing crisis in the city’s central areas. The City Council has approved the development of the New Market Street property in Woodstock, which will soon be transformed into a mixeduse space featuring 200 social housing units, along with over 300 gap and market units.

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Maitland Mews Social Housing Project: A Sustainable and Accessible Initiative for Western Cape Residents The Western Cape Department of Infrastructure (WCDOI) has launched a new social housing project, the Maitland Mews, to provide affordable housing to residents of the province. This 204unit development is a publicprivate partnership project that is situated within a 10 km radius of the Central Business District and connected to the Metro’s transport network. The project aims to provide sustainable and accessible housing to a diverse range of income groups.