Tafelberg site redevelopment a new era for social housing in Sea Point

THE controversial Tafelberg site in Sea Point is expected to give birth to social housing, with a proposal of up to 252 units and public comment by 2026, while Social Development is keen for it to be utilised for older persons.

- GENEVIEVE SERRA

In February, judgment was reserved in the Constitutional Court following housing activist group Ndifuna Ukwazi's plight of spatial apartheid against the City, Western Cape Government, the Premier and MEC of Transport and Public Works.

In the same breath, in January, Infrastructure MEC Tertuis Simmers and MEC for Social Development, Jaco Londt, announced the province's proposal to redevelop a portion of 353 Main Road in Sea Point, known as the "Tafelberg site".

Brett Herron, GOOD Party Secretary-General and MPL said various proposals were under way but that enough time had been wasted over the years.

"Where the initial proposals tabled two months ago offered as few as 63 social housing units, the preferred new design could deliver up to 252 social housing units, alongside 139 open market units and 92 affordable housing units. This marks a significant improvement and shows that sustained civic engagement can influence government decisions," he said.

In response to plans going forward, Simmers' office told the