Cape Town municipality knew Site B could be sold for more but chose to sell quickly instead
Forensic investigation clears City of wrongdoing but nevertheless raises troubling questions
By Tessa Knight
News | 16 August 2019
GROUNDVIEW: Cape Town property deal needs independent investigation
Growthpoint’s explanation for Foreshore property sale is unconvincing, but the City has the hardest questions to answer
GroundView | 11 July 2019
Growthpoint loses court case against Reclaim the City
Judge refuses application for final interdict against occupation of controversial land
Brief | 28 June 2019
Housing activists interrupt council meeting
Protesters demand outcome of investigation into sale of prime City-owned land to GrowthPoint
Brief | 30 May 2019
Activists battle property company over right to protest
Reclaim the City opposes interdict granted to Growthpoint Properties
News | 5 March 2019
Housing activists remove their shacks from inner city prime land
Court order brings housing protest in Cape Town CBD to an abrupt end on Tuesday night
News | 5 December 2018
Housing activists build shacks on prime inner-city land
“We are serious about decent and well-located affordable housing,” say protesters
By Aidan Jones
News | 4 December 2018
City lost R140 million it could have spent on poor people, say protesters
Housing activists protest at offices of Growthpoint Properties in Cape Town
Brief | 4 October 2018
De Lille requests investigation into Foreshore property sale
Site appears to have been sold by the City of Cape Town for much less than it was worth
News | 30 September 2018