The Constitutional Court has ruled that the Western Cape Government and the City of Cape Town failed to meet their constitutional obligation to provide affordable housing when they sold the Tafelberg site in Sea Point in 2015.
The court found that the decision perpetuated apartheid spatial patterns and that well-located land must be used for housing that provides residents with access to transport, jobs and services.
Provincial Infrastructure Minister Tertuis Simmers says the province respected the judgment and would engage with all affected parties to implement the courts directives within the prescribed timeframes.
