PRESS RELEASE : Civil Society Organisations Call For The Release Of Under-Utilised Military Land To Combat Cape Town’s Housing Crisis
Today a group of civil society organisations and academics urged President Cyril Ramaphosa to immediately release three large, well-located and vacant (or under-used) military sites in Cape Town for the development of low-income housing. The three pieces of nationally-owned land – Ysterplaat, Wingfield and Youngsfield – have the potential to combat Cape Town’s affordable housing […]
MEDIA STATEMENT: OCCUPATIONS VERSUS CITY OF CAPE TOWN
MEDIA STATEMENTDate: 26 February 2021 Issued By: Development Action Group OCCUPATIONS VERSUS CITY OF CAPE TOWN The City of Cape Town lodged papers today with High Court in order to collect data on the households living in Cissie Gool House. The aim of the data, from what once can tell, is to estimate the eligibility […]
MEDIA RELEASE: Where Is The Inclusionary Housing Policy For Cape Town?
Contact: Aditya Kumar, DAG Phone: 021 448 7886 Email:adi@dag.org.za/ kundai@dag.org WHERE IS THE INCLUSIONARY HOUSING POLICY FOR CAPE TOWN? The approval of 28 inclusionary housing units in a Sea Point development by the Boeman Brothers is indeed a historic moment. The decision of the Municipal Planning Tribunal is welcomed by the Development Action Group and clearly outlines a […]
MEDIA RELEASE: INCLUSIONARY HOUSING – RESEARCH REPORT ON THE LEGAL ASPECTS OF INCLUSIONARY HOUSING IN SOUTH AFRICA | DEVELOPMENT ACTION GROUP
MEDIA STATEMENT ON MINISTER SISULU’S HUMAN SETTLEMENTS BUDGET VOTE IN THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
Statement Issued by: Development Action Group Minister Sisulu’s delivery of the budget speech shed some interesting light into the direction of the housing programme. It is important for citizens to understand the implications of the approach outlined by the Minister. For the last 35 years, DAG has worked along with community based and civic organisations […]
MEDIA RELEASE: Inclusionary Housing – Research Report On The Legal Aspects Of Inclusionary Housing In South Africa
Media Statement: DAG condemns the divisive approach to criminalise the homeless
DAG Statement On The Murder Of Another Abahlali Basemjondolo Civil Society Leader & Activists
Issued by Development Action Group (DAG)Email: kundai@dag.org.za 09 MAY 2022 The Development Action Group (DAG) unreservedly condemns the murder of Abahlali baseMjondolo civil society activists. We are outraged at the reported brutal murder of Nokuthula Mabaso, leader of Abahlali baseMjondolo Women’s League and shack dwellers movement activist in KwaZulu Natal (KZN), barely two months after the murder […]