Tafelberg court case is a tragedy
29 November 2019
The Western Cape High Court has been the battleground for spatial justice and housing justice this week.
The arguments presented by the Provincial Government to defend the decision to sell the Tafelberg School site in Sea Point - rather than use it for social housing, or mixed-income housing which includes social housing – are tragic for the fight to spatially transform our city.
Instead of embracing the constitutional and moral obligation to address the racial and spatial legacy of apartheid by using public land in well-located areas of the city, including the city centre and its immediate surrounds, the Province has adopted a position that is hostile to these obligations.
If these arguments prevail we will never see affordable and social housing being developed in areas where it is needed.