Contents:

00:00 Introduction
01:54 Woodstock and gentrification
02:31 How social housing has been used in Cape Town
03:43 The Tafelberg case
05:45 The aftermath of the Tafelberg Case
07:08 The difficulties of building social housing
10:01 The military bases
12:22 The occupations
15:14 The golf courses
16:25 Conclusion and epilogue

Social Housing in Cape Town is an incredibly complex issue. I found these resources really useful for understanding the story.

The Tafelberg judgement
http://www.saflii.org/za/cases/ZAWCHC/2020/87.html

This explainer on the judgement

https://www.groundup.org.za/article/understanding-groundbreaking-tafelberg-judgment/

The Human Research Council papers on social housing
https://issuu.com/objectif-developpement/docs/social_housing_upward_mobility_south_africa

https://issuu.com/objectif-developpement/docs/role_of_social_housing_in_reducing_inequality_sout

The SHRA’s 2020 State of Social Housing Report
https://mcusercontent.com/145561c5cfbd583a9b074397b/files/84c46e4d-fe42-468b-9236-1bf7a5c05ea9/SHRA_SOSH_Report_31_03_21_.pdf

I’ve learned a lot from the photos and news stories published by GroundUp
https://www.groundup.org.za/article/everything-you-need-know-about-government-housing/

https://www.groundup.org.za/article/dirty-tricks-battle-control-helen-bowden-and-woodstock-hospital-occupations/

Thank you to ISS Crime Hub (https://issafrica.org/crimehub/maps/crimes-by-municipality-or-district) for sharing their data regarding murders by area in Cape Town.

Also, this project would have been more difficult without using Wazimap https://wazimap.co.za/

The drone shot is credited to fivepointsix https://www.pond5.com

If you want to get in touch, my email address is fineprint2020@gmail.com and my Twitter handle is @LeighSchaller

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