Land identified for the Beacon Valley Housing Development. Mitchells Plain residents say years of delays have left many families waiting for much needed housing. Photo: Sikelelwa Sidinana.
A City of Cape Town housing project meant to ease the housing crisis in Mitchells Plain’s Beacon Valley community was announced a decade ago but has been stalled for years.
Beneficiaries of the project have waited years for their promised houses to be built on the vacant site.
The City blames extortion and crime for the delays, but it says construction is anticipated to start in March 2027.
For two decades, Jessica Thompson has been waiting for the call she has spent years dreaming about – that she will at last receive the…
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