Articles for Matthew Hirsch
Concourt judgment on Tafelberg could change future of social housing
Two weeks before the hearing, Western Cape Government announced the Sea Point property will include affordable housing
By Daniel Steyn and Matthew Hirsch
News | 27 February 2025
Hundreds join pro-Palestine rally in Sea Point
Palestine Solidarity Campaign renews call for SA government to cut ties with Israel, among other demands
Text by Matthew Hirsch. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
Brief | 22 February 2025
Cape Town museum tells story of life in Palestine
Gaza Remains the Story exhibit is on at the Homecoming Centre
Brief | 18 February 2025
Bishopscourt land claimants to finally break ground on housing development
This comes 20 years after their claim was officially granted
News | 12 February 2025
No plan yet for Cape Town families facing eviction
Bromwell residents still do not know where or when they will be relocated
Brief | 6 February 2025
Fresh outcry over hotel development next to historic Bo-Kaap mosque
Developers say the “goalposts keep moving”
News | 4 February 2025
D-Day for public comment on plans for old Woodstock Hospital site
Reclaim the City activists picket outside Civic Centre
News | 31 January 2025
Affordable housing to be built on contested Sea Point site, says provincial government
Announcement by MEC Tertuis Simmers comes after a decade of battles
News | 30 January 2025
Concern about City’s plan for Woodstock Hospital
Public comment period on proposed sale closes on 31 January
By Daniel Steyn and Matthew Hirsch
News | 23 January 2025