Housing

The City of Cape Town has filed a comprehensive report demonstrating clear affordable housing progress in line with constitutional obligations. The report also sets out major challenges with a lack of national funding – which has dropped by 41% since 2017, with no project funding awarded in the last five years despite many qualifying developments. …

On Monday, 17 August 2026, Western Cape Provincial Minister of Infrastructure Tertuis Simmers launched two new Rental Housing Tribunal Offices in the Garden Route – one in George and another in Oudtshoorn. This strategic rollout means there are now four local, free and professional rental housing advisory and dispute-resolution services in the Southern Cape, meaning …

A housing crisis cannot be solved by waiting for government to do more of the same. The City of Cape Town continues to accelerate affordable housing delivery despite growing pressure on the national housing sector, today releasing another strategically located public land opportunity to the private sector. The City has undertaken preliminary feasibility assessments for …

On Wednesday, 5 August 2026, Western Cape Minister of Infrastructure Tertuis Simmers will officially launch the Welmoed Housing Development. The sod-turning ceremony marks the start of the Welmoed Housing Development which will deliver nearly 3 300 housing opportunities in the first phase. At a total estimated cost of R1.2 billion, the full development is set …

The City’s Human Settlements Directorate’s budget for the next three years shines a light on creating more dignified, integrated human settlements. The City as an organisation is absolutely dedicated to improving the lives of our most vulnerable residents, even if it comes amid severe challenges such as national government budget cuts. ‘Over the next three …

The City of Cape Town notes the Concourt ruling regarding the provincially-owned Tafelberg property – now known as 353 on Main – which the Western Cape Government already plans to develop for affordable housing. The City has made significant progress on affordable housing in this term of office, and welcomes the opportunity to file a …

Alderman Eddie Andrews, the City’s Deputy Mayor and Mayoral Committee Member for Spatial Planning and Environment, addressed attendees at the Western Cape Property Development Forum’s annual conference at the Cape Town International Conference Centre Earlier yesterday. The theme for this year’s conference is ‘Future City Perfect’. Below is Alderman Andrews’s speech. Cape Town’s biggest risk …

The City is pleased to announce the issuing of two new tenders for affordable housing projects. Private developers are encouraged to check the City’s tender portal on www.capetown.gov.za for more information. ‘The City’s accelerated land release for affordable housing opportunities programme brings bankable, investment-ready, packaged and rezoned properties to the market. In this calendar year, many of …

Human Portfolio Committee Chairperson Anda Ntsodo and Committee members travelled across the metro to inspect projects in some of its furthest corners. Oversight visits are an important part of the Committee’s work, holding the City to account. The City’s Human Settlements Portfolio Committee conducted an oversight visit to various projects to check on their progress. …

Yesterday, Western Cape Human Settlements Minister, Tertuis Simmers, launched the HomeWise Youth Competition, as a starting point to creating an app for citizens to easily access information on government housing assistance. Minister Simmers said: “As a government, we have to use technology optimally, particularly with the view of improving the lives of our people. I’m …