Low-cost housing will finally come to Sea Point, thanks to activists such as Elizabeth Gqoboka.
Housing activist Elizabeth Gqoboka, 52, has been working as a domestic worker and caregiver in Sea Point, one of the most exclusive suburbs in Cape Town, for 20 years.
But the decision came only after a planned auction of the building was stopped at the last minute in May. Sea Point is one of the costliest places to live in Cape Town because it is close to the central business district, has easy access to public transport and shops, and includes the beautiful Sea Point Promenade. These amenities should not be for the rich alone, activists argue, which is why there should be affordable housing in the area.
“You can see that this is a place where people could live. Government should take into consideration that there is not enough land in Sea Point and the places that belong to the government like Tafelberg are supposed to be implemented [as affordable housing]. The actual places that the government [owns], they need to allocate those places for low-cost housing. There is no way that Cape Town can be a special place where they don’t want to see change. We want equality.
The Department of Human Settlements in the Western Cape claims it is committed to providing affordable housing.
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