Articles for Matthew Hirsch
Housing activist group wants to bid for R87-million property
The City of Cape Town has announced that the old Woodstock hospital, which has been occupied by hundreds of people since 2017, will be sold
Text by Matthew Hirsch. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
News | 19 December 2025
After the shelter: Cape Town’s urgent need to house homeless people
Shelters and Safe Spaces are only stop-gap solutions. Transitional accommodation and support is needed, say experts.
News | 10 December 2025
Protesters demand Cape Town holocaust centre recognise genocide in Gaza
The vigil also marks International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide
Brief | 9 December 2025
Cape Town city council approves plan to sell Woodstock Hospital
Residential development planned, including affordable housing
News | 4 December 2025
Cape Town’s unique shelter officially recognised by government
The facility provides safety support for LGBT+ and male victims of violence
Brief | 3 December 2025
Activists create human chain for Palestine along Sea Point promenade
Palestine Solidarity Campaign calls for release of political prisoners, including Marwan Barghouti
Text by Matthew Hirsch. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
Brief | 29 November 2025
SAPS won’t return to Telkom Towers despite millions spent
The complex was evacuated in February 2024 amid safety concerns
News | 26 November 2025
Parliament takes social housing regulator to task over stalled projects
Ten projects with more than 3,800 units still need to be completed
Brief | 20 November 2025
MPs condemn unsafe living conditions at occupied Cape Town building
Helen Bowden Nurses Home, near the V&A Waterfront, was occupied in 2017
Photo Essay | 18 November 2025