Articles for Aidan Jones
Police raid Hout Bay homes in massive crime prevention operation
Residents clash with cops
By Aidan Jones
News | 30 August 2018
Obs locals protest for open public space
Residents worried about encroaching development
By Aidan Jones
News | 28 July 2018
COSATU calls for VAT increase to be scrapped
Treasury says it is reviewing list of zero-rated items
By Aidan Jones
News | 17 July 2018
How Bo-Kaap’s rising property prices are threatening a community
But many of the neighbourhood’s cash-poor, asset-rich homeowners are resisting the temptation to sell
Text by Aidan Jones. Photos by Barry Christianson.
Feature | 9 July 2018
Battle for Bo-Kaap’s future
Residents are protesting against gentrification but a heritage consultant is sceptical of “nostalgia of an imagined past”
Text by Aidan Jones. Photos by Barry Christianson.
Feature | 26 June 2018
Speed up affordable housing policy, say Cape Town councillors
Motion passed on Monday is a small, symbolic but important moment in the struggle for spatial justice, say housing activists
By Aidan Jones
News | 18 June 2018
Goedgedacht: a South African success story
Social development is a marathon, not a sprint, says Goedgedacht Trust founder
By Aidan Jones
Solutions | 12 June 2018
City commits to accommodating Maynard Street tenants
“There will be no evictions” says councillor
By Aidan Jones
News | 8 June 2018
Will Prasa’s new board get it back on track? An interview with Khanyisile Kweyama
PRASA is in ICU but not the morgue, says new chairperson
By Aidan Jones and Kimon de Greef
Interview | 6 June 2018