When Nonkosi Klaas received the title deed to her home in 1995, she never imagined where that journey would lead. Nearly three decades later, the retired homeowner has transformed her…
Importing the technology was expensive and complicated, so the University of the Free State built their own. Free State, South Africa (19 May 2026) – The Green Concrete Lab…
What a brilliant way to turn the problem ofinvasive plants into a solution of beautiful, earth-kind homes! Western Cape, South Africa (26 March 2026) – The Elandskloof community near…
Streetscapes is fundraising to buy seven inner-city units to expand its reintegration programme. Cape Town, South Africa (13 May 2025) — Non-profit organisation Streetscapes is raising funds in the…
The lives of countless disadvantaged Cape Town families are being transformed thanks to the Goodwood Station social housing project. Cape Town, South Africa (05 August 2024) – Finally escaping…
Hope for South Africa’s Housing Crisis looks a lot like this ‘Empower Homes’ initiative! Khayelitsha, South Africa (19 September 2023) — Earlier this year, Mmamoloko Kubayi, Minister for Human…
Residents of Cissie Gool House have co-designed an exhibit at the Cape Institute for Architecture. Cape Town, South Africa (08 June, 2023) — On Wednesday about 50 people braved…
Brand new house keys have been handed over to families in need as part of the R101 million affordable housing project! Cape Town, South Africa (20 April, 2023) —…
Where mind meets heart
“It’s humbling to start fresh. It takes a lot of courage. But it can be reinvigorating. You just have to put your ego on a shelf and tell it to be quiet.” — Jennifer Ritchie Payette
