This working note argues that inclusionary housing should be racially targeted to curb continued spatial segregation and racial inequality. It argues that the Constitution and legislation not only allows for racial targeting as a means to redress the legacy of racial segregation, but actually encourages it…
This is a guide about the different types of housing and housing programmes that exist in South Africa. It explains what the different types are, what the benefits and problems of each housing programme are, and provides examples of housing projects where each type of housing was developed.
A very short guide to election parties and their views on spatial injustice. Full manifestos can be found on the political party’s website or social media.
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.
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…
10 November 2022 “Regulating the Private Sector: Case Studies in Inclusionary Housing Developments in Cape Town”, is a report which documents and draws out learnings from NU’s five-year experience of advocating for inclusionary housing through the Municipal Planning Tribunal in the City of Cape Town from early 2017 through to August 2022. The…
