Tafelberg
Tafelberg: Four years of battle
The campaign that led to a landmark court decision on housing
By James Stent
Feature | 2 September 2020
Victory for housing activists in landmark Tafelberg case
Court rescinds sale of land, orders City of Cape Town and Western Cape government to create new housing policy
By James Stent
News | 31 August 2020
Decision on disputed Sea Point property expected in 2020
“The applicants’ rights and the state’s obligations are two sides of the same coin”
Law | 29 November 2019
Phyllis Jowell Jewish Day School promises some affordable housing on Tafelberg site
But social housing won’t work, says school’s advocate
Law | 28 November 2019
Judges question province’s argument in Tafelberg case
No social housing has been built in the inner city, says judge
Law | 27 November 2019
Court case on future of Sea Point property begins
Western Cape government wants Tafelberg to be sold to a private school, while housing activists want it to be used for affordable housing
Law | 25 November 2019
Land activists march through Sea Point ahead of court case
Tafelberg property to be sold to a private school developer, but Reclaim the City want it for affordable housing
News | 22 November 2019
Activists suspect security company of attacking them
“Leave this building, you cannot stay here. This building doesn’t belong to you!”
By Zoe Postman
News | 21 August 2017
Armed attack on occupiers of Helen Bowden Nurses Home
Activists believe it was politically motivated
By Zoe Postman
Brief | 24 July 2017