Fruit & Veg Site Finally Set For Social Housing, Although Activists Say It’s ‘Too Little, Too Late’

Fruit & Veg Site Finally Set For Social Housing, Although Activists Say It’s ‘Too Little, Too Late’

[Image: Google Maps] Affordable housing advocates are cautiously popping the champagne after the City of Cape Town finally greenlit 237 long-promised social housing units on the so-called “Fruit & Veg” site in the CBD. However, they’re not holding back on criticism, warning that the widened income brackets could price out those who need it most, and calling for national subsidies to step in. The mixed-use development will also squeeze in 375 res…