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Nearly 114,000 more informal structures as Cape Town’s housing pressures mount

10 November 2026 by CapeTownNewsReader

Cape Town’s property market has recorded a 20% real increase in residential property values over the past 14 years, while the number of informal structures across the city has surged by 67%, …..

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Lester Kiewit: One of Cape Town’s most influential modern broadcast journalists, Lester Kiewit hosts Good Morning Cape Town on CapeTalk. Starting as an on-the-ground news reporter covering breaking stories across the Western Cape, Kiewit built a reputation for sharp political analysis, community-focused journalism, and tough questioning of regional policymakers.

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