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South Africa: Cape Town Announces U-Turn On Social Housing
GroundUp, 18 July 2017
"We are in need of housing that is why we're here," said Woodstock resident Faghmeeda Desiree Ling. She was one of a group of 15 supporters of Recaim the City carrying placards and… Read more »
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South Africa: Organisers of 'Affordable Housing' Conference in Cape Town Try to Bar Housing Activists
News24Wire, 18 July 2017
A scuffle broke out between Reclaim the City protesters, conference organisers and hotel staff on Tuesday morning when the activists were barred entrance to an affordable housing… Read more »
South African Activists Welcome Cape Town Social Housing Decision
Activist group Reclaim the City has expressed cautious optimism following an announcement at the fourth annual Affordable Housing Africa Conference that ten City-owned sites in inner city areas, including Woodstock and Salt River, will be used for social housing.
Mayoral Committee Member for Urban Development Brett Herron speaks to supporters of Reclaim the City during the 4th annual Affordable Housing Africa Conference in Cape Town.
InFocus
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More than a dozen Woodstock residents and their supporters took to the Father Basil van Rensburg Bridge to demonstrate against evictions in the area. About 15 families have been ... Read more »
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The Bromwell Street residents in Woodstock Cape Town had brought an urgent application to have Judge Leslie Weinkove removed from the case due to utterances he made about the ... Read more »
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Judge Leslie Weinkove, who was hearing a High Court application regarding the emergency accommodation of 27 people due to be evicted from Bromwell Street in Woodstock, Cape Town, ... Read more »
