Helen Bowden and Woodstock Hospital occupations
Housing activist group wants to bid for R87-million property
The City of Cape Town has announced that the old Woodstock hospital, which has been occupied by hundreds of people since 2017, will be sold
Text by Matthew Hirsch. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
News | 19 December 2025
Cape Town city council approves plan to sell Woodstock Hospital
Residential development planned, including affordable housing
News | 4 December 2025
MPs condemn unsafe living conditions at occupied Cape Town building
Helen Bowden Nurses Home, near the V&A Waterfront, was occupied in 2017
Photo Essay | 18 November 2025
Concern about City’s plan for Woodstock Hospital
Public comment period on proposed sale closes on 31 January
By Daniel Steyn and Matthew Hirsch
News | 23 January 2025
Woodstock Hospital occupants and City of Cape Town reach court settlement
Occupants agree to be surveyed by City and legal team
By Liezl Human
News | 22 April 2021
Woodstock Hospital occupiers protest in Civic Centre
City of Cape Town considering buying occupied Woodstock Hospital from Province, says mayor
Brief | 7 August 2019
How two audacious occupations are shifting the housing debate
An introduction to our series on the occupations of Helen Bowden Nurses Home and Woodstock Hospital
GroundView | 29 August 2018
Allegations of violence at Helen Bowden Nurses Home
Residents of the occupation report that their lives are safer, but domestic violence does occur
Feature | 29 August 2018
Dirty tricks: The battle to control the Helen Bowden and Woodstock Hospital occupations
There have been violent attempts to take over Helen Bowden and a smear campaign against Ndifuna Ukwazi’s leaders
Feature | 29 August 2018