The Bo-Kaap area in Cape Town, South Africa. (Photo: Supplied)
By Daily Maverick Connect – 27 Jan 2026
Capetonians: Daily Maverick needs your help! Head to Daily Maverick Connect to help Rebecca Davis quantify the city’s affordability crisis. We’re looking for documentation from the last 10 years to compare with today’s costs.
It feels like everyone in Cape Town is having the same conversation these days: just how unaffordable this city is becoming for ordinary residents…