Articles for Matthew Hirsch
Community gardens bloom from vacant lots in Salt River
Embarrassed by the rubbish amidst Salt River’s striking street art, a tour guide decided to do something about it
News | 15 June 2023
Exhibition imagines an alternative future for an inclusive Cape Town
Residents of Cissie Gool House have co-designed an exhibit at the Cape Institute for Architecture
Brief | 8 June 2023
Bo-Kaap and District Six plans passed despite public participation concerns
DA councillors vote plans through but residents say they haven’t had time to study them.
News | 1 June 2023
Having withstood apartheid removals, District Six families fight eviction by new owner
Original District Six cottages now face the threat of developer’s bulldozers
News | 22 May 2023
First glimpse of plans for Salt River and Woodstock
Some of the concerns raised at the meeting on Saturday were about green spaces, transport, and housing
News | 15 May 2023
Ratepayers get behind new Safe Space for homeless in Green Point
New overnight shelter should be complete by end of the year
News | 5 May 2023
Last-minute delay to court hearing on eviction of homeless people on Cape Town’s streets
The Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa, representing about 120 homeless people, wants the City to provide “proper alternative accommodation”
News | 19 April 2023
Indigenous plant nursery run by homeless people brings new life to vacant land in Claremont
Ten formerly homeless people have been employed by the project through the U-turn Homeless Service Centre
News | 12 April 2023
You have until 8 May to comment on Cape Town’s new homeless plan
The City plans to open a new 300-bed Safe Space facility in Green Point
News | 11 April 2023