Gentrification | Bizcommunity

News

Mvelo Hlophe, CEO at Zaio

HR & Management

SA's new digital nomad visa and what it means for local coders

Mvelo Hlophe 6 May 2024

Property

SA property market set for big rebound in 2024

17 Jan 2024

Bo-Kaap and District Six plans passed despite public participation concerns

Property

Bo-Kaap and District Six plans passed despite public participation concerns

Matthew Hirsch 2 Jun 2023

Image supplied. The 5FM’s 5 Drive team on the Heritage Tour

Marketing & Media

#5DHeritageTour: Putting South African heritage in the spotlight

Danette Breitenbach 26 Sep 2022

Queen Elizabeth, colonialism and land: ghosts of the past still haunt Cape Town today

Property

Queen Elizabeth, colonialism and land: ghosts of the past still haunt Cape Town today

Adam Haupt 15 Sep 2022

Image source: Julia M Cameron from

Education

Online education: Relieving the high levels of 'unplaced children' in schools

24 Nov 2021

Cape Town's emergency housing programme is unconstitutional, says court

Property

Cape Town's emergency housing programme is unconstitutional, says court

Tania Broughton 8 Sep 2021

Ecomimicry: the nature-inspired approach to design that could be the antidote to urban 'blandscapes'

Construction & Engineering

Ecomimicry: the nature-inspired approach to design that could be the antidote to urban 'blandscapes'

Stuart Connop and Caroline Nash 30 Jun 2021

The queer city: how to design more inclusive public space

Construction & Engineering

The queer city: how to design more inclusive public space

Pippa Catterall and Ammar Azzouz 9 Jun 2021

How 'flipsters' are changing the property landscape

Property

How 'flipsters' are changing the property landscape

26 May 2021

Judge in Woodstock eviction case concerned about 'spatial apartheid'

Property

Judge in Woodstock eviction case concerned about 'spatial apartheid'

James Stent 19 Nov 2020

Ghana has a housing crisis: what we found in Kumasi, and what needs to change

Property

Ghana has a housing crisis: what we found in Kumasi, and what needs to change

Lewis Abedi Asante and Richmond Juvenile Ehwi 3 Nov 2020

Urban planning needs to look back first: three cities in Ghana show why

ESG & Sustainability

Urban planning needs to look back first: three cities in Ghana show why

Nate Plageman, Jennifer Anne Hart, Tony Yeboah 16 Sep 2020

Africa's high density urban settlements: cut the red tape and slash the cost of housing

Property

Africa's high density urban settlements: cut the red tape and slash the cost of housing

Astrid R.N. Haas and Victoria Delbridge 4 Aug 2020

Housing crisis more complex than it seems

Property

Housing crisis more complex than it seems

Jens Horber 7 Jul 2020

Applying the shared value approach to the South African rental economy

Property

Applying the shared value approach to the South African rental economy

Gil Sperling 3 Jul 2020

4 commercial property trends to tap into this year

Property

4 commercial property trends to tap into this year

Craig Mott 25 Feb 2020

Heritage Western Cape slams River Club development plan

Construction & Engineering

Heritage Western Cape slams River Club development plan

Steve Kretzmann 20 Feb 2020

#OnTheBigScreen: 'Vergeet My Nie', 'Ordinary Love' and 'Bhai's Café'

Lifestyle

#OnTheBigScreen: 'Vergeet My Nie', 'Ordinary Love' and 'Bhai's Café'

Daniel Dercksen 14 Feb 2020

Vida: Why critics adore this little Mexican-American drama about sisterhood

Marketing & Media

Vida: Why critics adore this little Mexican-American drama about sisterhood

Issued by Showmax 17 Jan 2020

Build-to-rent (BTR) - an investment model to watch

Property

Build-to-rent (BTR) - an investment model to watch

Harold Spies 6 Dec 2019

Heritage body pushes Woodstock developers back

Property

Heritage body pushes Woodstock developers back

Steve Kretzmann 19 Jun 2019

Mixed reaction to City of Cape Town's Parow revamp proposals

Property

Mixed reaction to City of Cape Town's Parow revamp proposals

Tariro Washinyira 10 Jun 2019

Rental Tribunal sends clear message to landlords: Don't treat tenants unfairly

Property

Rental Tribunal sends clear message to landlords: Don't treat tenants unfairly

Wilmien Wicomb 17 Jan 2019

Beautiful News South Africa celebrates a second year

Marketing & Media

Beautiful News South Africa celebrates a second year

Issued by Ginkgo Agency 21 Dec 2018

When can a landlord evict law-abiding tenants to renovate?

Property

When can a landlord evict law-abiding tenants to renovate?

Ohene Yaw Ampofo-Anti 5 Dec 2018

Bo-Kaap protesters in stand-off with crane

Property

Bo-Kaap protesters in stand-off with crane

Aidan Jones and Ashraf Hendricks 21 Nov 2018

The Bo-Kaap Civic and Ratepayers Association opposes the construction of a 12-storey apartment block on Lion Street. Archive photo: Aidan Jones

Property

Court stops Bo-Kaap residents from interfering with tower block construction

Kelly Vinett 14 Nov 2018

CT earmarks derelict sites in Parow for social housing

Property

CT earmarks derelict sites in Parow for social housing

23 Aug 2018

Battle for Bo-Kaap's future remains ongoing

Property

Battle for Bo-Kaap's future remains ongoing

Aidan Jones 27 Jun 2018

Jonathan Liebmann, founder and CEO of Propertuity. Image supplied.

Construction & Engineering

Urban renewal: The physical manifestation of innovative thinking

Gil Sperling 15 Jun 2018

Kanye West's new housing project, reviewed by a professor of urban design

Construction & Engineering

Kanye West's new housing project, reviewed by a professor of urban design

Nick Dunn 12 Jun 2018

M.I.A. brings colour to the Old Biscuit Mill

Lifestyle

M.I.A. brings colour to the Old Biscuit Mill

Ashraf Hendricks 11 Jun 2018

We need bowling greens and golf courses for affordable housing

Property

We need bowling greens and golf courses for affordable housing

Nick Budlender 13 Mar 2018

Architecture in 2018: Look to the streets, not the sky

Construction & Engineering

Architecture in 2018: Look to the streets, not the sky

Sean Weiss 5 Jan 2018

Tourism & Travel

The travel industry has sparked a backlash against tourists by stressing quantity over quality

Carter A. Hunt 4 Jan 2018

Mali's cultural capital shows how citizen-centred development can trump gentrification

Construction & Engineering

Mali's cultural capital shows how citizen-centred development can trump gentrification

Jenny Mbaye 22 Dec 2017

SA's most endangered heritage sites 2017 announced

Tourism & Travel

SA's most endangered heritage sites 2017 announced

7 Dec 2017

Activists halt Woodstock eviction

Property

Activists halt Woodstock eviction

Ashraf Hendricks 26 Oct 2017

Six rules for rebuilding infrastructure in an era of 'unprecedented' weather events

Construction & Engineering

Six rules for rebuilding infrastructure in an era of 'unprecedented' weather events

Thaddeus R. Miller and Mikhail Chester 8 Sep 2017

Rejuvenating inner cities cannot be at the expense of communities

Construction & Engineering

Rejuvenating inner cities cannot be at the expense of communities

13 Jul 2017

In their rush to become "global", cities risk creating spatial apartheid

ESG & Sustainability

In their rush to become "global", cities risk creating spatial apartheid

Melissa Tandiwe Myambo 11 May 2017

Johannesburg and Accra, inching their way up the urban food chain

ESG & Sustainability

Johannesburg and Accra, inching their way up the urban food chain

Lesley Lokko 25 Apr 2017

Five global neighbourhoods to watch in 2017

Property

Five global neighbourhoods to watch in 2017

6 Mar 2017

Photo: Noah Schermbrucker

Construction & Engineering

Building rules and regulations work against Cape Town's poor

Noah Schermbrucker 2 Feb 2017

The City of Cape Town has committed to turning the Woodstock clinic into social housing. The clinic will be relocated to District Six. Photo: Christine Hogg

Property

City promises social housing in Woodstock

Christine Hogg 1 Feb 2017

Is it better to build a new home or buy an existing home?

Property

Is it better to build a new home or buy an existing home?

Samuel Seeff 2 Dec 2016

(c) dzmitri mikhaltsow -

Construction & Engineering

The opportunity for the real estate industry starts with the people on the ground

Jessica Tennant 18 Nov 2016

How to spot high-growth suburbs before property values skyrocket

Property

How to spot high-growth suburbs before property values skyrocket

2 Nov 2016

Here's what happened at Habitat III

Construction & Engineering

Here's what happened at Habitat III

Vanesa Castán Broto 24 Oct 2016