Read more about the article TAFELBERG SCHOOL SITE: STILL AT LEAST A DECADE OF WAITING FOR SOCIAL HOUSING
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TAFELBERG SCHOOL SITE: STILL AT LEAST A DECADE OF WAITING FOR SOCIAL HOUSING

After years of struggle and public pressure, there are encouraging signs that the Western Cape Government (WCG) is finally listening. At a follow-up public meeting held in Sea Point last night, consultants appointed by the WCG presented revised concept proposals for the redevelopment of the Tafelberg School site, now quietly renamed “353-on-Main.” These new plans reflect a shift in response to public calls for more social and affordable housing.

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Read more about the article STELLENBOSCH MUNICIPALITY: INCLUSIONARY HOUSING POLICY, WE NEED MORE THAN APPROVAL – WE NEED DELIVERY

STELLENBOSCH MUNICIPALITY: INCLUSIONARY HOUSING POLICY, WE NEED MORE THAN APPROVAL – WE NEED DELIVERY

GOOD Statement by Marius van Stade,GOOD Stellenbosch Municipality Councillor 16 July 2025 The GOOD Party joins the Stellenbosch Municipality in celebrating the approval of more than 900 inclusionary housing units…

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Read more about the article R562 MILLION LATER – STILL NO PERMANENT WCED HEAD OFFICE, NO INNER-CITY HOUSING, AND NO ACCOUNTABILITY

R562 MILLION LATER – STILL NO PERMANENT WCED HEAD OFFICE, NO INNER-CITY HOUSING, AND NO ACCOUNTABILITY

The Western Cape Government has spent over half a billion rand on office space for the Western Cape Education Department (WCED),yet it still has no permanent headquarters. This alarming misuse of public funds was revealed in written responses to GOOD by current Infrastructure MEC Tertuis Simmers and former MEC Bonginkosi Madikizela, following parliamentary questions submitted in November 2020, and again in April and June 2025.

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Read more about the article CAPE TOWN SOCIAL HOUSING: A TICKING TIME BOMB WAITING TO EXPLODE

CAPE TOWN SOCIAL HOUSING: A TICKING TIME BOMB WAITING TO EXPLODE

The GOOD Party is calling for an immediate investigation into the management of social housing facilities across Cape Town, following mounting complaints from tenants, growing public outcry, and ongoing government inaction. Over the past month, we have received repeated complaints from tenants living in DCI Social Housing in Goodwood, and other facilities like Conradie Park in Thornton. These complaints have included exorbitant utility charges, inhumane visitation rules, and broken promises by the housing provider.

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