#housing

Remote workers on South Africa's nomad visa pay R25,000 to R30,000 a month for one-bed flats against a local median wage near R5,500, while short-term rentals absorb central stock. Residents of Bo-Kaap, Woodstock and Salt River face a second, market-driven wave of displacement.

An estimated 14,000+ people sleep rough or in temporary shelters across Cape Town, driven by job loss, mental illness, eviction, addiction and structural housing exclusion. Municipal response oscillates between law-enforcement displacement and small-scale NGO provision — neither

Sustain coordinated health, housing, income and psychosocial support beyond the emergency period for people and communities affected by wildfire.

Offer voluntary, fair and community-informed relocation where credible analysis shows that safe evacuation and structure defense cannot be achieved.

Give buyers and renters clear parcel and community wildfire information, including evacuation, insurance and mitigation obligations, before commitment.

Direct new development away from locations where plausible wildfire, evacuation and defense conditions exceed defined safety thresholds.

Repurpose vacant inner-city buildings into permanent, free-entry hygiene centres with showers, toilets, shaving supplies and sanitary products. Personal-care brands cover running costs via in-kind product and naming rights, with no conditional access and an NGO running the site.