TAFELBERG SITE: WESTERN CAPE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT TURNS A BLIND EYE TO THE HOUSING CRISIS

The announcement by the Western Cape Provincial Government that the Tafelberg School is no longer “surplus to needs” and that the school building would be used for social services either for the disabled or for the elderly is nothing more than a political tactic.

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CONSTITUTIONAL COURT CONFIRMS THAT WHERE PEOPLE LIVE MATTERS, eNCA, December 2024

Where people live matters! GOOD welcomes the Constitutional Court’s judgment on the City of Cape Town’s failure to implement a coherent housing plan and plan for the inevitable displacement caused by gentrification. GOOD Secretary-General Brett Herron Politics speaks to eNCAs Kevin Brandt.

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CONCOURT KLAPS CAPE TOWN’S NON-HOUSING PLAN

We welcome the Constitutional Court’s judgment on the City of Cape Town’s failure to implement a coherent housing plan and plan for the inevitable displacement caused by gentrification. “Where people live matters”. Today the Constitutional Court confirmed not only that it matters but that there is a constitutional duty on our governments to make it matter.

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WOODSTOCK HOSPITAL: EXTENSION OF PUBLIC PARTICIPATION WON’T ADDRESS KEY ISSUES

The GOOD Party is concerned that the extension of the public participation process regarding the sale of the Woodstock Hospital will be pointless as the City of Cape Town is unable to address the key questions that have been on the table for months.What will happen to the current occupants of Woodstock hospital? And where will they be evicted to?

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