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About 150 farm workers marched to Parliament in Cape Town, urging Public Works Minister Dean Macpherson to release public land for housing and redistribution to farm workers and dwellers.
KwaZulu-Natal has launched an online portal listing the location and responsible department for each of its 10,067 government-owned properties, inviting residents to report neglected facilities.
Water tanks, boreholes and backup pumps could become the next must-have feature in South African homes as buyers weigh water security, though a clear price premium is yet to emerge.
Energy- and water-efficient apartments certified under the IFC’s EDGE standard can save owners enough on utilities and green home-loan rates to cut hundreds of thousands of rand and years off a bond, Landsdowne Property Group modelling shows.
Cape Town's housing waiting list has reached 490,314 and demand is growing by more than 3,000 households a month, far outpacing the delivery of state-subsidised homes, Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says.
Housing group Ndifuna Ukwazi has applied to the Supreme Court of Appeal to halt the eviction of hundreds of people from Transnet-owned land at Culemborg in Cape Town, arguing that criminality allegations cannot justify homelessness.
The City of Tshwane has evicted tenants and stripped a high-rise in Pretoria West owned by developer George Asaba of its doors and windows after a court order cleared the way for its demolition.
The Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg has directed the City of Joburg to restore security at six temporary emergency accommodation buildings housing about 600 people, after the services were withdrawn without notice in March 2026.
The Garden Route's coastal towns are increasingly attracting permanent residents and relocating buyers rather than only holiday-home purchasers, with distinct property markets and price points across Knysna, Plettenberg Bay, Mossel Bay and George.