Cape Town mayor and housing activists clash over old Woodstock Hospital

Cissie Gool House, formerly the old Woodstock Hospital. (Ashraf Hendricks/GroundUp)

Marvin Charles – 22 August 2024

The mayor of Cape Town, Geordin Hill-Lewis, took a swipe at housing activists during a council sitting on. Thursday, accusing them of delaying the delivery of social housing in the inner city.

Referring to the Woodstock Hospital, he said: “It is also important to state that this site was not abandoned or just lying derelict. The hijacking took place after the sites were announced for social housing development…

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