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Housing activists celebrate landmark court victory

ConCourt ruling finds government is obligated to provide affordable housing

Housing activists celebrate on Sea Point main road after the Constitutional Court handed down a ruling in their favour on Thursday. Photo: Matthew Hirsch
There were hugs and tears of joy at a gathering of housing activists in Cape Town when the Constitutional Court handed down its judgment in the Tafelberg case.
The court found that the City of Cape Town and the Western Cape government were constitutionally obligated to provide affordable housing in and near the city centre.
The group of activists from Ndifuna Ukwazi (NU) and Reclaim the City had gathered at the Sea Point Methodist Church to watch a livestream of the judgment.
The judgment comes after a decade-long campaign by NU and Reclaim the City, challenging…

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