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 National NGO Collective, DAG Changing the Tides for Backyarders through Legislation
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By Development Action Group
In Blog, News Articles & Blogs
Posted 22nd Nov 2022

National NGO Collective, DAG Changing the Tides for Backyarders through Legislation

Backyarders Matter! Within the South African context, it has become increasingly apparent that affordable housing is not easily and readily accessible to populations most at risk. Many people [...]

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 DAG Urban Land Dialogues Series Podcast
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By Development Action Group
In Blog, News Articles & Blogs
Posted 26th Oct 2022

DAG Urban Land Dialogues Series Podcast

DAG is excited to announce the release of a podcast series that allows for easy access for everyone to hear conversations regarding community development in Cape Town. In this first episode, we [...]

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 Informal Settlements: Collective Advocacy to Open the Channels of Communication
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By Development Action Group
In Blog, News Articles & Blogs
Posted 28th Sep 2022

Informal Settlements: Collective Advocacy to Open the Channels of Communication

Civil change waits for nobody! With this in mind, informal settlement leaders, activists, representatives, and residents from across Cape Town convened at a dialogue hosted by DAG on Saturday, [...]

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 DEVELOPERS TRAINING PROGRAMME: Enhancing the Capacity of Micro-Developers, Delivering Small-Scale Rental Units in Townships
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By Development Action Group
In Blog, News Articles & Blogs
Posted 15th Jul 2022

DEVELOPERS TRAINING PROGRAMME: Enhancing the Capacity of Micro-Developers, Delivering Small-Scale Rental Units in Townships

Micro-developers provide affordable rental accommodation for households which cannot afford inner-city residential property prices, those waiting for government housing and those who earn too [...]

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 Johannesburg Transitional Housing Learning Tour
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By Development Action Group
In Blog, News Articles & Blogs
Posted 1st Jun 2022

Johannesburg Transitional Housing Learning Tour

The Development Action Group (DAG), in partnership with the National Association of Social Housing Organisations (NASHO) and University of Cambridge hosted a Transitional Housing Learning Tour in [...]

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 Backyard Dwellers Have Inadequate Access to Basic Services on Private Land        
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By Development Action Group
In Blog, News Articles & Blogs
Posted 25th May 2022

Backyard Dwellers Have Inadequate Access to Basic Services on Private Land        

“Municipalities can and must provide basic services to backyard residents who live on private land.” - Eerste River community leader. The backyard sector has been providing housing solutions to [...]

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 1in5 people live in informality: DAG Reaction to the State of South African Cities Report
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By Development Action Group
In Blog
Posted 6th May 2022

1in5 people live in informality: DAG Reaction to the State of South African Cities Report

Earlier this month, the South African Cities Network (SACN) released their State of Cities Report (SOCR). A report that is published every 5 years by the SACN, to provide an overall picture of [...]

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 The Importance of Micro-Developers for Affordable Housing Provision
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By Development Action Group
In Blog, Contractor training programme
Posted 28th Apr 2022

The Importance of Micro-Developers for Affordable Housing Provision

At a time when the government is increasingly questioning the sustainability of its housing subsidy programme, the importance of supporting and providing incentives to the rental sector in [...]

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 Community Dialogue: Will local government deliver on the promises to release public land for affordable housing post the elections?
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By Development Action Group
In Blog, News Articles & Blogs
Posted 18th Nov 2021

Community Dialogue: Will local government deliver on the promises to release public land for affordable housing post the elections?

Bright and early on Saturday 30 October, mere days before the 2021 local government elections (LGE/elections), community leaders, activists and interested community members from across the city [...]

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 The State of Land Release in South Africa
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By Development Action Group
In Blog
Posted 7th Sep 2021

The State of Land Release in South Africa

Written by Querida Saal & Helen Rourke. In November 2020, the national Department of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation announced with great fanfare that the government will no longer [...]

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 Transitional Housing Learning Tour
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By Development Action Group
In Blog
Posted 14th Jun 2021

Transitional Housing Learning Tour

“People need permanency to fix their lives…housing and social development only work when we work together. You can’t do one without the other!” Given the recent announcements and focus on [...]

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 MEDIA RELEASE: Inclusionary Housing – Research report on the Legal Aspects of inclusionary housing in South Africa
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By Development Action Group
In Blog, News Articles & Blogs
Posted 26th May 2021

MEDIA RELEASE: Inclusionary Housing – Research report on the Legal Aspects of inclusionary housing in South Africa

Click to read the Press Statement… Click the image below to read the publication…

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 MEDIA STATEMENT ON MINISTER SISULU’S HUMAN SETTLEMENTS BUDGET VOTE IN THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
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By Development Action Group
In Blog, News Articles & Blogs
Posted 20th May 2021

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 [...]

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 PRESS RELEASE : Civil society organisations call for the release of under-utilised military land to combat Cape Town’s housing crisis
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By Development Action Group
In Blog, News Articles & Blogs
Posted 7th Dec 2020

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 [...]

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 New beginnings, new life for the affordable rental market in township areas
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By Development Action Group
In Blog, News Articles & Blogs
Posted 7th Sep 2020

New beginnings, new life for the affordable rental market in township areas

On the 1st of September, the City of Cape Town’s Mayoral Committee Member for Spatial Planning and Environment announced new measures to enable property owners in less  formal township [...]

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 GroundUp Op-Ed: Covid-19 State should use Cape Town’s military airports for housing
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By Development Action Group
In Blog, News Articles & Blogs
Posted 1st Jun 2020

GroundUp Op-Ed: Covid-19 State should use Cape Town’s military airports for housing

•By Adi Kumar & Querida Saal  Et al• Wingfield, Youngsfield and Ysterplaat could house more than 120,000 people In his address to the nation on 20 April, President Cyril Ramaphosa said: [...]

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DAG is leading Non-Profit Organisation that supports communities to strengthen community organising; enabling affordable housing, land and tenure security; resist evictions; and shape urban development policies. Our mission is to support and advocate for community led development addressing economic, social and spatial imbalances.

DAG is a registered Non-Profit Organisation: No. 006-194 NPO.
DAG is a Public Benefit Organisation: No. 930016961.
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