South Africa: Cape Town Approves Inner-City Housing Project

Author: allafrica.comPublished on: May 21, 2026Country: South Africa

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South Africa: Cape Town Approves Inner-City Housing Project

The City of Cape Town has approved plans to transform a municipal parking lot into a mixed-use development featuring affordable housing. Located next to the Cape Town Civic Centre, the project is expected to attract around R1.5 billion in private investment and create up to 3,500 jobs. Housing activists Ndifuna Ukwazi welcomed the initiative while calling for more land to be released for social housing.

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