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Mchunu, TCTA donate 40 homes to Kgubetswana families

Mourners as seen at the Central Methodist Mission, at the memorial service in honour of the Marshalltown fire victims, in Johannesburg, South Africa, 8 September 2023. Reuters/Shiraaz Mohamed/File Photo

Inquiry blames Joburg authorities for neglect leading to deadly building fire

By Tim Cocks 6 May 2024

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Affordable housing in Western Cape townships poised for a promising future

30 Apr 2024

MetroWired's Communities Wi-Fi programme directly addresses SA's digital divide

MetroWired's Communities Wi-Fi programme directly addresses SA's digital divide

MetroWired 9 Feb 2023

WC, Gauteng suburbs with entry-level housing dominate in residential development

WC, Gauteng suburbs with entry-level housing dominate in residential development

1 Feb 2023

#BizTrends2023: Africa real estate trends to watch out for in 2023

#BizTrends2023: Africa real estate trends to watch out for in 2023

Tilda Mwai 10 Jan 2023

Innovative double-storey housing project for Khayelitsha

Innovative double-storey housing project for Khayelitsha

Marecia Damons 21 Nov 2022

What happened to Cape Town's promised affordable housing policy?

What happened to Cape Town's promised affordable housing policy?

Marecia Damons 14 Nov 2022

Image source: Sperring Geoffrey –

Committee concludes public hearings on Housing Consumer Protection Bill

8 Nov 2022

Jewel City shortlisted in 2022 UN Principles of Responsible Investment Awards

Jewel City shortlisted in 2022 UN Principles of Responsible Investment Awards

5 Oct 2022

Habitat for Humanity invites sponsors to participate in #BuildForMadiba initiative

Habitat for Humanity invites sponsors to participate in #BuildForMadiba initiative

29 Jun 2022

Why proper participatory processes are vital when upgrading informal settlements

Why proper participatory processes are vital when upgrading informal settlements

28 Jun 2022

Kenya's push for affordable housing is creating opportunities despite barriers

Kenya's push for affordable housing is creating opportunities despite barriers

Raphael M. Kieti, Robert W. Rukwaro, Washington H.A. Olima 3 Jun 2022

City of Cape Town is not tackling housing crisis with urgency, say activists

City of Cape Town is not tackling housing crisis with urgency, say activists

Liezl Human 26 May 2022

Image source: Leon Swart –

NPA should probe Zwane for FS housing mess, says Zondo

Valencia Talane 12 May 2022

Major shift in housing policy is an opportunity for civil society

Major shift in housing policy is an opportunity for civil society

Noah Schermbrucker, Mirjam van Donk and Jens Horber 14 Apr 2022

#KaserneBlowDown: Planned implosion of Joburg's Kaserne building on track

#KaserneBlowDown: Planned implosion of Joburg's Kaserne building on track

12 Apr 2022

Property sector starting to show encouraging signs of improvement

Property sector starting to show encouraging signs of improvement

14 Mar 2022

Plan your new financial year resolutions

Plan your new financial year resolutions

Bizcommunity.com 10 Mar 2022

Andrew Chimphondah parts ways with Shelter Afrique

Andrew Chimphondah parts ways with Shelter Afrique

22 Feb 2022

Source: Supplied. Conradie Park

#SOPA2022: "We're addressing the painful legacy of a divided past"

Katja Hamilton 15 Feb 2022

Kubayi-Ngubane announces 6 new mega social housing projects

Kubayi-Ngubane announces 6 new mega social housing projects

15 Feb 2022

Kenya Mortgage Refinance starts selling first bond to boost home ownership

Kenya Mortgage Refinance starts selling first bond to boost home ownership

George Obulutsa 4 Feb 2022

#BizTrends2022: Sustainable transformation key to promoting cities as engines of growth

#BizTrends2022: Sustainable transformation key to promoting cities as engines of growth

Cacisa Mgudlwa 18 Jan 2022

#BizTrends2022: SA property sector challenges set to continue, but some positive trends emerging

#BizTrends2022: SA property sector challenges set to continue, but some positive trends emerging

Preggie Pillay 5 Jan 2022

Beyond 2021: Broll looks at the trends shaping the African property market

Beyond 2021: Broll looks at the trends shaping the African property market

11 Nov 2021

Gqeberha families have been housed on land polluted by methane gas, but municipality won't explain what's going on

Gqeberha families have been housed on land polluted by methane gas, but municipality won't explain what's going on

Mkhuseli Sizani 17 Sep 2021

#StartupStory: Live Easy, pioneering the local 'impact housing' trend

#StartupStory: Live Easy, pioneering the local 'impact housing' trend

Johannes Masiteng 17 Sep 2021

Cape Town's emergency housing programme is unconstitutional, says court

Cape Town's emergency housing programme is unconstitutional, says court

Tania Broughton 8 Sep 2021

Mayor promises probe into shoddily built Johannesburg flats

Mayor promises probe into shoddily built Johannesburg flats

Masego Mafata 6 Sep 2021

Why Accra's property boom hasn't produced affordable housing

Why Accra's property boom hasn't produced affordable housing

Tom Gillespie 5 Aug 2021

Housing for informal settlement near Cape Town airport on hold

Housing for informal settlement near Cape Town airport on hold

Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik 9 Jul 2021

TUHF launches Sustainable Bond Framework, first social bonds

TUHF launches Sustainable Bond Framework, first social bonds

11 Jun 2021

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WC, Gauteng suburbs with entry-level housing dominate in residential development

WC, Gauteng suburbs with entry-level housing dominate in residential development

1 Feb 2023

#BizTrends2023: Africa real estate trends to watch out for in 2023

#BizTrends2023: Africa real estate trends to watch out for in 2023

Tilda Mwai 10 Jan 2023

Innovative double-storey housing project for Khayelitsha

Innovative double-storey housing project for Khayelitsha

Marecia Damons 21 Nov 2022

What happened to Cape Town's promised affordable housing policy?

What happened to Cape Town's promised affordable housing policy?

Marecia Damons 14 Nov 2022

Image source: Sperring Geoffrey –

Committee concludes public hearings on Housing Consumer Protection Bill

8 Nov 2022

Jewel City shortlisted in 2022 UN Principles of Responsible Investment Awards

Jewel City shortlisted in 2022 UN Principles of Responsible Investment Awards

5 Oct 2022

Habitat for Humanity invites sponsors to participate in #BuildForMadiba initiative

Habitat for Humanity invites sponsors to participate in #BuildForMadiba initiative

29 Jun 2022

Why proper participatory processes are vital when upgrading informal settlements

Why proper participatory processes are vital when upgrading informal settlements

28 Jun 2022

Kenya's push for affordable housing is creating opportunities despite barriers

Kenya's push for affordable housing is creating opportunities despite barriers

Raphael M. Kieti, Robert W. Rukwaro, Washington H.A. Olima 3 Jun 2022

City of Cape Town is not tackling housing crisis with urgency, say activists

City of Cape Town is not tackling housing crisis with urgency, say activists

Liezl Human 26 May 2022

Image source: Leon Swart –

NPA should probe Zwane for FS housing mess, says Zondo

Valencia Talane 12 May 2022

Major shift in housing policy is an opportunity for civil society

Major shift in housing policy is an opportunity for civil society

Noah Schermbrucker, Mirjam van Donk and Jens Horber 14 Apr 2022

#KaserneBlowDown: Planned implosion of Joburg's Kaserne building on track

#KaserneBlowDown: Planned implosion of Joburg's Kaserne building on track

12 Apr 2022

Property sector starting to show encouraging signs of improvement

Property sector starting to show encouraging signs of improvement

14 Mar 2022

Plan your new financial year resolutions

Plan your new financial year resolutions

Bizcommunity.com 10 Mar 2022

Andrew Chimphondah parts ways with Shelter Afrique

Andrew Chimphondah parts ways with Shelter Afrique

22 Feb 2022

Source: Supplied. Conradie Park

#SOPA2022: "We're addressing the painful legacy of a divided past"

Katja Hamilton 15 Feb 2022

Kubayi-Ngubane announces 6 new mega social housing projects

Kubayi-Ngubane announces 6 new mega social housing projects

15 Feb 2022

Kenya Mortgage Refinance starts selling first bond to boost home ownership

Kenya Mortgage Refinance starts selling first bond to boost home ownership

George Obulutsa 4 Feb 2022

#BizTrends2022: Sustainable transformation key to promoting cities as engines of growth

#BizTrends2022: Sustainable transformation key to promoting cities as engines of growth

Cacisa Mgudlwa 18 Jan 2022

#BizTrends2022: SA property sector challenges set to continue, but some positive trends emerging

#BizTrends2022: SA property sector challenges set to continue, but some positive trends emerging

Preggie Pillay 5 Jan 2022

Beyond 2021: Broll looks at the trends shaping the African property market

Beyond 2021: Broll looks at the trends shaping the African property market

11 Nov 2021

Gqeberha families have been housed on land polluted by methane gas, but municipality won't explain what's going on

Gqeberha families have been housed on land polluted by methane gas, but municipality won't explain what's going on

Mkhuseli Sizani 17 Sep 2021

#StartupStory: Live Easy, pioneering the local 'impact housing' trend

#StartupStory: Live Easy, pioneering the local 'impact housing' trend

Johannes Masiteng 17 Sep 2021

Cape Town's emergency housing programme is unconstitutional, says court

Cape Town's emergency housing programme is unconstitutional, says court

Tania Broughton 8 Sep 2021

Mayor promises probe into shoddily built Johannesburg flats

Mayor promises probe into shoddily built Johannesburg flats

Masego Mafata 6 Sep 2021

Why Accra's property boom hasn't produced affordable housing

Why Accra's property boom hasn't produced affordable housing

Tom Gillespie 5 Aug 2021

Housing for informal settlement near Cape Town airport on hold

Housing for informal settlement near Cape Town airport on hold

Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik 9 Jul 2021

TUHF launches Sustainable Bond Framework, first social bonds

TUHF launches Sustainable Bond Framework, first social bonds

11 Jun 2021

Contractors warned against building of houses of poor quality

Contractors warned against building of houses of poor quality

4 Jun 2021

Affordable housing: The catalyst for post-Covid economic recovery in Sub-Saharan Africa?

Affordable housing: The catalyst for post-Covid economic recovery in Sub-Saharan Africa?

Somaya Joshua 1 Jun 2021

Nipping the housing problem in the bud

Nipping the housing problem in the bud

Professor Hangwelani Hope Magidimisha-Chipungu 24 May 2021

Western Cape's housing policy open for public comment

Western Cape's housing policy open for public comment

James Stent 20 May 2021

Eskom hopes to raise R2bn by selling non-core properties

Eskom hopes to raise R2bn by selling non-core properties

13 Apr 2021

A return to the kraal - unlocking successful housing post Covid-19

A return to the kraal - unlocking successful housing post Covid-19

5 Mar 2021

Protest erupts in Durban after housing project halts

Protest erupts in Durban after housing project halts

Nokulunga Majola 4 Feb 2021

Private sector investment key in bridging Africa's housing gap

Private sector investment key in bridging Africa's housing gap

18 Jan 2021

#BizTrends2021: Revitalising property markets through inner-city investment and refurbishment

#BizTrends2021: Revitalising property markets through inner-city investment and refurbishment

Paul Jackson 6 Jan 2021

#BestofBiz 2020: Property

#BestofBiz 2020: Property

14 Dec 2020

The evictions case brought by the South African Human Rights Commission in Cape Town is to be heard by a full bench of the High Court. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Judges in shack demolition case fail to reach agreement

James Stent 4 Dec 2020

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