Articles for Matthew Hirsch
Housing plans for Tafelberg site revealed
Western Cape Government plans combination of social, affordable and high-end housing units
News | 22 May 2025
Hundreds mark Nakba Day at Castle of Good Hope
Pro-Palestine activists call for permanent ceasefire
Brief | 19 May 2025
District Six families must wait at least three more years to return
Government has not yet secured funding to build the houses
By Matthew Hirsch and Daniel Steyn
Feature | 6 May 2025
Alarming increase in attacks on social workers
“It was a calling for me, but the calling didn’t include me being in danger”
Brief | 29 April 2025
Department of Public Works bungles Darling Street eviction application
State Attorney did not communicate with residents and failed to enrol the case properly
News | 10 April 2025
Western Cape promises progress on inner-city housing projects
Several social housing projects in Cape Town will go to tender this year
By Matthew Hirsch and Daniel Steyn
News | 9 April 2025
City of Cape Town proposes affordable housing on prime Green Point site
The land value of the site ranks “among the highest in the southern hemisphere”
By Matthew Hirsch and Steve Kretzmann
News | 27 March 2025
Construction of homes for Bishopscourt land claimants set to begin
Displaced community received 12-hectares of prime property in affluent Cape Town suburb
News | 12 March 2025
People living in abandoned Cape Town building face eviction
About 30 people have been living in 104 Darling Street for more than two decades
Photo Essay | 10 March 2025