media coverage

print media and press releases

Storm conditions lay housing shortage bare on a cold, wet Mandela Day

READ PRESS RELEASE

Flood Risk and Informal Settlements: Challenges and Solutions

LISTEN TO INTERVIEW

Cape Town’s next property millionaires could come from here

PLANS TO BUILD 160 HOUSING UNITS IN WOODSTOCK SCUPPERED

'NOMAD VISA WILL DRIVE UP CITY RENT': CAPE TOWN SOCIAL HOUSING ACTIVISTS EXPRESS CONCERN

REPORT BY THE DEVELOPMENT ACTION GROUP DETAILS HURDLES TO GIVING UP CITY LAND FOR HOUSING

GROUNDBREAKING REPORT UNPACKS 9-STEP PROCESS TO RELEASE MUNICIPAL LAND FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THE HEART OF CITIES

CDA 2023: Western Cape Industry Forum Calls for Legislated Community Engagement to Combat The Construction Mafia

Socio-Technical Support 2023: Get involved in municipal budget allocations

Informal Settlement 2023: Masiphumelele: Persistence leads to success

Urban Land Governance 2023: Calls mount for the release of military state land to alleviate Cape Town housing crisis

Urban Land Governance 2023: Census: Here’s where things stand

Blogs

The Bellville South Residents’ Association (BSRA) takes initiative to ensure community input into proposed Bellville road scheme changes

Blogs

Understanding the Proposed By-law Amendments: What It Means for Township Developers and Landlords

LVC Webinar Summary Report

Latest News

Blogs

The Bellville South Residents’ Association (BSRA) takes initiative to ensure community input into proposed Bellville road scheme changes

Blogs

Understanding the Proposed By-law Amendments: What It Means for Township Developers and Landlords

Submission on the release of well-located state-owned land in the Cape Town metropolitan area for low-income housing

RAdio

AWC 2023: Bush Radio Podcast: DAG's AWC Project Officer discussing community inputs for Draft 2023/24 Budget

CDA 2023: Radio Zibonele Interview on DAG's Contractor & Developer Academy Training Courses

CDA & ACTC 2023: DAG on Bush Radio, talking about the DAG’s capacity building courses

Informal Settlements 2020: De-Densification Of Informal Settlements As A Crisis Response Is Bad Short-Term Thinking

backyard dwellers and the challenges they face in receiving electricity in Cape Town.

Interview on Community feedback and submissions on Asivakelane Western Cape Budget

television

REPORT ON THE PROCESS OF RELEASING MUNICIPAL LAND FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN CITIES

DAG’s kykNET Interview on the Auctioning of Non-Core State-Owned Land

HOUSING CRISIS GROWS IN CITY OF CAPE TOWN

Asivikelane Western Cape 2023: Feature of the day, Zolani Gwabeni takes us to Stellenbosch to meet residents living in Kayamandi informal settlements. The residents speak

podcasts

‘TTPod 3.4: Capacitating the Small-Scale Rental Market a Conversation with DAG’s CDA team.'

Pete Ahmad
Date: 2023/06/21

TTPod 3.6: "From the Ground Up!" - Participants of DAG's CDA reflect on their respective journeys into the small-scale rental property sector

Pete Ahmad
Date: 2023/07/01

'NOMAD VISA WILL DRIVE UP CITY RENT': CAPE TOWN SOCIAL HOUSING ACTIVISTS EXPRESS CONCERN

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About DAG

DAG is a leading Non-profit organisation that works to create equal, inclusive, and sustainable neighbourhoods and cities through development processes that foster human rights, equity, and dignity.

DAG is a registered non-profit organisation with the South African Government’s Department of Social Development (Registration no: 0069-194 NPO). DAG is an association not for gain incorporated under Section 21 of the South African Companies Act (Registration no: 1993/006859/08). DAG is a public benefit organisation with South African tax exemption status (Registration no: 930016961).

What we do

People – Led Housing Solutions
Informal Settlements
Inclusive Neighbourhoods
Community Capacity Building And City-wide Coalitions
Urban Land For Inclusive Cities

RESOURCES

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Contact DAG

Tel: +27 (0)21 448 7886
Fax : +27 (0)21 447 1987
Email: dag@dag.org.za
Media Enquiries: media@dag.org.za

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