Join us at the Land and Housing School 2024 Starting in July, our annual Land & Housing School brings together individuals from diverse communities and social movements for an enriching four-month journey. Together, we’ll delve into crucial topics identified by activists and concerned citizens like you, addressing the pressing challenges we face in advocating for…
This report is part of the #Land4PeopleNot4Parking campaign. The campaign is coordinated by Reclaim the City, Housing Assembly, Indibano Yabahlali, COVID-19 and Ndifuna Ukwazi. This work builds on years of dedicated work by leaders and activists of these and other land and housing movements from Cape Town and beyond.
Joint Press Release: COVID-19, Housing Assembly, Indibano Yabahlali, Ndifuna Ukwazi, and Reclaim the City Date: 24 April 2024 Images: [link to High Res Images: https://jmp.sh/2eltY3e4] Land4PeopleNot4Parking #Land4PeopleNot4Parking #DesegregateCT How can the parking of government cars for part of the day be more important than providing roofs over people’s heads? Could the storage of immobile government…
Last week, the City of Cape Town extended the King David Mowbray Golf Club’s lease for another 10 years. However, there is now a 2-year cancellation clause so that the lease can be ended early to enable this high-potential piece of public land to be turned into a mixed-income, mixed-use development. The cancellation clause, and…
The legal opinion, which has just been published by the two organisations (Ndifuna Ukwazi and DAG), determines that Inclusionary Housing in-lieu fees do not qualify as a tax in a legal sense.In his analysis, Budlender SC notes that the “In-Lieu” payment, though resembling a tax, is designed to generate revenue for Inclusionary Housing rather than…
PRESS STATEMENT: 22 February 2024 The Constitutional Court will hear the Bromwell Street matter on Tuesday, 27th February 2024, marking a critical juncture in the fight for housing justice and tenant rights. At the heart of the case lies the constitutionality of the City of Cape Town’s housing programme and its actions in responding to…
We mourn the loss of our trustee, Mr Alan Roberts who succumbed to COVID complications. Alan was a distinguished trade unionist, activist and freedom fighter during Apartheid. In 1994, Alan served as an advisor to the Minister of Agriculture and Land Affairs and subsequently worked as the Western Cape Land Claims Commissioner for three years.…
Press Release 20 February 2024 Yesterday, 19 February 2024, Ndifuna Ukwazi (NU) applied to the Western Cape High Court to intervene as amicus curiae (friend of the court) in a significant case concerning the historic District Six neighbourhood in Cape Town. The main application, launched by six families residing in Searle Street, District Six, on…
16 February 2024 Premiere Winde Whitewashes Tafelberg Site The Western Cape Government is attempting to whitewash the years of struggle for the site known as Tafelberg by now referring to it as 353 on Main Road, Sea Point On 8 February 2024, the Province posted notices on the site and on their website inviting any…