Reflecting on the Technical Land Preparation Workshop with the City of Tshwane
On 26 May, DAG as the secretariat of the National Land Value Capture Programme and in collaboration with the Centre for Public Real Estate (CPRE), facilitated the third in a series of four technical support workshops that aim to assist City of Tshwane’s officials in developing a clear methodology for packaging, preparing and releasing identified […]
LVC Webinar Summary Report
The sixth webinar in the Land Value Capture (LVC) Webinar Series hosted by the National LandValue Capture Programme was held on 29 June 2023. The webinar title was “How LegalInterpretation Hinders or Helps Land Value Capture: Case-Studies from Africa and Beyond” andrevolved around a presentation delivered by urban economist, Astrid R.N. Haas. Read More..
National LVC Dialogue Summary
The National Land Value Capture Programme was first initiated in 2020 as a tripartite partnership between the Cities Support Programme (CSP), National Treasury, the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy (LILP) and the Development Action Group (DAG). The four-year programme has successfully demonstrated how a local Non-Profit Organisation (NPO), a national government institution and an international […]
Calls Mount for Unused Military and State Land to be Released for Housing
By Steve Kretzmann The housing crisis in Cape Town could be considerably reduced if underutilised land, currently occupied by the military, was released for social housing. This is according to a collective of civil society organisations who have called on the President to take action. Their calls echo those made by the City of Cape Town for at […]