@AprilSnowGoose not wanting to sound insensitive but let by gones be bygones, the Goodhope center is long by it sell by date, its not even anything to look at.
@brettherron This government parcel have been standing vacant for a decade or 2. it is perfectly located close transport routes (rail, bus and taxi) surely this have the potential for housing.
For over a decade, Ndifuna Ukwazi and Reclaim the City have been calling for a Transitional Housing / Temporary Emergency Accommodation (TEA) Policy.
In a landmark victory, with Ndifuna Ukwazi Law Centre representing the Bromwell Street families, the Constitutional Court on 20 December 2024 ordered the City of Cape Town to develop a reasonable Temporary Emergency Accommodation Policy. The Court directed that this policy must be implemented alongside the National Emergency Housing Programme, and in a manner consistent with the Constitution.
On 2 February 2026, the City of Cape Town finally released a draft Temporary Emergency Accommodation Policy for public comment, with a deadline of 2 March 2026.
In the 2017 documentary Not in My Neighbourhood, the Bromwell Street families are featured as they resist gentrification, alongside communities in Brazil and New York.
We are hosting this screening to create space for critical conversation about housing, displacement, and dignity. With the City’s TEA Policy currently open for public comment, this is a decisive moment. The policy will shape how people are treated when they are evicted or displaced - whether they are provided with safe, dignified, and well-located housing, or pushed further to the margins.
Not in My Neighbourhood exposes the realities of gentrification and the human cost behind development. Join us to watch, reflect, and take action.
RSVP HERE: https://t.co/Yb4douWzyP
@RyanCoetzee This unused derelict government owned vacant land in Pinelands is a prime example of "The South African state sits on a multitude of dead or underperforming assets that should sold"