Judgment Reserved in Allegedly “Urgent Eviction” hearing of Irene Grootboom House

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Press Release 2 September 2025 [ Ndifuna Ukwazi and Reclaim the City ] Judgment today was reserved in the Western Cape High Court in the “urgent” application brought by the National Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Dean MacPherson against the residents of Reclaim the City’s Irene Grootboom House formerly known as 104 Darling Street…

Cape Town’s Housing Crisis: Endless Evictions and Inadequate Solutions 

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 20 August 2025 The Cape Town inner-city homelessness crisis is still characterised by the continued displacement, and an increase of fenced off public spaces. These makeshift measures do not address the systemic problem, that is a critical lack of well-located, affordable housing with security of tenure.  Eviction processes compel the municipality to…