Apr
12
2024
The Supreme Court of Appeal has ruled the sale of the site for private development was lawful
By Tania Broughton
The sale of the Tafelberg property in Sea Point for private development is lawful, the Supreme Court of Appeal has ruled.
Housing activists wanted the site to be developed for social housing.
The court said there was no law which dictated...
Aug
10
2023
The City of Cape Town has welcomed heritage approval to proceed with its social housing plans, but the hospital is already occupied
By Matthew Hirsch
Heritage Western Cape has given the City of Cape Town the green light for its plan to develop social housing at the old Woodstock hospital.
The building has been occupied by people since 2017. Reclaim the...
Aug
12
2021
City of Cape Town says national government slow to release “well-located” land for affordable housing
By Marecia Damons
Land and housing legal support organisations Ndifuna Ukwazi (NU) and Reclaim the City (RTC) say the City of Cape Town is moving too slowly on its promises to create affordable housing.
In July 2017, the City announced that 11 pieces of public land in the...
Apr
22
2021
Occupants agree to be surveyed by City and legal team
By Liezl Human
The Western Cape High Court has granted an order which will allow occupiers of the former Woodstock hospital to be surveyed about their identities and to determine how many occupants are living there.
Housing activist group Reclaim the City has said that this application by the City of Cape Town...
Mar
16
2021
Residents have turned the former Woodstock Hospital into a home and want the City of Cape Town to engage directly with them to come up with a solution, rather than evict them through the courts.
By Matthew Hirsch
It has been almost four years since residents occupied the Woodstock Hospital in Cape Town, now known as Cissie Gool House. The only...