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Cape Town’s housing crisis may soon unlock military-owned land long kept off the market. South African authorities are now preparing to release strategic state land for housing development in one of the country’s most expensive cities.
One of South Africa’s biggest privately funded city projects is officially underway near Sandton. The R18 billion development plans to deliver up to 20,000 homes alongside retail, logistics, and transport infrastructure.
South Africa says its cities are growing faster than infrastructure can keep up. The government is now racing to balance urban expansion, housing demand, and failing municipal systems.
A South African architect is walking from Durban to Cape Town to protest the country’s housing crisis. His journey was inspired by an aunt who died waiting for a government home.
South Africans are pouring money into property in Africa’s most peaceful country. One luxury development in Mauritius sold over R101 million worth of homes in just half an hour.
South African property owners may finally have faster legal protection against illegal occupiers. A new Constitutional Court ruling is reshaping how eviction disputes could be handled across the country
Some Cape Town property owners say a hidden municipal classification issue is quietly driving up their rates bills. Critics warn the system could damage affordability and property values in affected areas.
Luxury homes worth up to R15 million are selling fast in a small South African coastal town where average incomes remain far lower. The surge is exposing the growing divide between lifestyle-driven property demand and local affordability realities.
Two coastal towns in KwaZulu-Natal are outperforming much larger South African property markets. Buyers are flocking to Ballito and Umhlanga for lifestyle living, security, and long-term investment appeal.