LANDMARK CONSTITUTIONAL COURT VICTORY FOR SPATIAL HOUSING JUSTICE TAFELBERG JUDGMENT A TURNING POINT FOR SPATIAL EQUALITY #RECLAIM THE CITY In brief: Today, the Constitutional Court ruled that the Western Cape Government and City of Cape Town breached their duty to provide affordable housing in central Cape…
CLOSER TO SOCIAL HOUSING ON THE TAFELBERG SITE: CLOSER TO SPATIAL JUSTICE IN SEA POINT. Press statement: 22 May 2025 On Wednesday 21 May 2025, the Western Cape Province revealed three concept plans for the development of the Tafelberg site, all of which included social housing. Of the three concepts, one plan would see 122…
Reflections on the Final Hearing, by Disha Govender, attorney for the Tafelberg Matter and Head of the Ndifuna Ukwazi Law Centre On Tuesday 11 February 2025, the Constitutional Court heard Ndifuna Ukwazi and Reclaim the City’s appeal in the Tafelberg Court Case. This case is primarily about the obligations of the Western Cape Government (“Province”) and City of…
For immediate release: 10 February 2025 As South Africa marks the 59th anniversary of District Six’s declaration as a White Group Area under apartheid, the nation confronts a critical moment in its ongoing struggle for land justice, spatial redress, and human rights. On 11 February 2025, the Constitutional Court will hear the Tafelberg case—a pivotal…
The Constitutional Court has issued directions confirming that it will hear Ndifuna Ukwazi (NU) and Reclaim the City’s (RTC) appeal against the Supreme Court of Appeal’s (SCA) judgment and order in the Tafelberg matter. The matter will be heard simultaneously with the National Minister of Human Settlements related appeal. The date for the hearing is…
20 June 2024 Ndifuna Ukwazi (NU) and Reclaim the City (RTC) have filed for leave to appeal to the Constitutional Court against the recent judgment by the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) in the Tafelberg Case. The sale of the Tafelberg property in 2015 triggered massive outcry and brought to the fore the debate 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…
Press Release (re-issue of statement 4 September 2023) 21 September 2023 Do the People have a right to access information on Public Land? The People’s Land Map Launch takes place Friday 22 September In 2016 NU asked the question, how much vacant and underutilised public land is really available in the City of Cape Town…
Press Release 16 February 2023 On Monday 20 February 2023, the Tafelberg matter will be heard at the Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein. In 2017, the case made headlines when it reversed the sale of public land in Sea Point, formerly the Tafelberg Remedial School, to a private company for R135 million. Activist groups…
What’s the hold up? PRESS RELEASE 24 August 2022 August 31 2022 marks the two-year anniversary since the landmark Tafelberg judgment to advance spatial justice by the State. This Saturday, 27 August, Reclaim the City together with Ndifuna Ukwazi will hold a public meeting to discuss a way forward. The conversation is open to the…