Site B is a property on Cape Town's Foreshore that was sold in 2016 by the City to property developer Growthpoint. The sale was controversial because of the low price the company paid for it.
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Cape Town municipality knew Site B could be sold for more but chose to sell quickly instead

Forensic investigation clears City of wrongdoing but nevertheless raises troubling questions

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News | 16 August 2019

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GROUNDVIEW: Cape Town property deal needs independent investigation

Growthpoint’s explanation for Foreshore property sale is unconvincing, but the City has the hardest questions to answer

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GroundView | 11 July 2019

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Growthpoint loses court case against Reclaim the City

Judge refuses application for final interdict against occupation of controversial land

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Brief | 28 June 2019

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Housing activists interrupt council meeting

Protesters demand outcome of investigation into sale of prime City-owned land to GrowthPoint

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Brief | 30 May 2019

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Activists battle property company over right to protest

Reclaim the City opposes interdict granted to Growthpoint Properties

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News | 5 March 2019

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Housing activists remove their shacks from inner city prime land

Court order brings housing protest in Cape Town CBD to an abrupt end on Tuesday night

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News | 5 December 2018

About 100 Reclaim the City supporters and members protest on a piece of land labeled "SiteB" in the Foreshore.

Housing activists build shacks on prime inner-city land

“We are serious about decent and well-located affordable housing,” say protesters

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News | 4 December 2018

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City lost R140 million it could have spent on poor people, say protesters

Housing activists protest at offices of Growthpoint Properties in Cape Town

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Brief | 4 October 2018

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De Lille requests investigation into Foreshore property sale

Site appears to have been sold by the City of Cape Town for much less than it was worth

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News | 30 September 2018

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City of Cape Town fails to explain R140m property sale bungle

But there is a solution that can benefit the city’s residents

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News | 20 September 2018

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Did Cape Town lose millions on Foreshore land sale?

City appears to have sold property to Growthpoint for R1,880 instead of R5,000 per square metre of possible floor space

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News | 13 September 2018