This follows a meeting on Wednesday by Woodstock ratepayers to discuss the City’s intention to sell the site
News | 22 November 2024
A billion rand later, the department will either repurpose the complex or get rid of it
Brief | 15 November 2024
The group had been living on the grounds since 2020 but the high court recently granted an order to evict them
Text by Matthew Hirsch. Photos by David Harrison.
News | 1 November 2024
The SA government is submitting evidence to the International Court of Justice to prove Israel is committing genocide in Gaza
Brief | 28 October 2024
Protests held against fossil-fuel industry in Cape Town and Johannesburg
By Ihsaan Haffejee and Matthew Hirsch
News | 8 October 2024
Winde explains why R500-million meant for housing went unspent
Interview | 8 October 2024
Calls for Israel to be isolated, as South Africa was during apartheid
By Matthew Hirsch, Ihsaan Haffejee and David Harrison
News | 5 October 2024
For years Reclaim the City and Ndifuna Ukwazi have been calling for leased golf courses to rather be used for social housing
Brief | 2 October 2024
Open day at the old Woodstock Hospital and Helen Bowden Nurses Home in Cape Town
By Matthew Hirsch and Steve Kretzmann
Photo Essay | 2 October 2024
Housing activists are demanding that Alan Winde engage with them
News | 30 September 2024
After seven years the City of Cape Town and the occupiers appear to be finding common ground but difficulties lie ahead
News | 26 September 2024
The Auditor-General’s office on Wednesday told MPs that 107 projects were significantly delayed
News | 19 September 2024
Western Cape social development department had to spend R20-million on overtime to double-up social workers operating in high-risk areas
News | 16 September 2024
Over 2,400 posts to be lost by 1 January
By Matthew Hirsch and GroundUp Staff
News | 7 September 2024
Youmna El Sayed says the Israeli military is targeting Palestinian journalists
Interview | 2 September 2024