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For decades, well-located land has remained underutilised or locked up, while low-income households have been pushed to the urban periphery, far from jobs, schools and essential services. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy
2026 STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS

Releasing land, restoring trust: The real work after Sona 2026

South Africa’s housing crisis is not simply about the number of units delivered. It is about where housing is located, who it serves and how it connects people to opportunity.…

  • Zama Mgwatyu
5 min read
Expansion needed: Supporters of the sale of the Cape Town International Convention Centre argue that if the City continues to own it, the funding obligation to grow it falls partly on the public purse. Photo: Discott
ASSET MANAGEMENT

Why the City of Cape Town selling its real estate is not as simple as it looks

Selling too much public property now could limit future opportunities for social housing, community facilities or public projects that only the state can deliver

  • Ash Müller
6 min read