South Africa
State set to sell urban land in bid to meet ballooning housing needs

Deputy Finance Minister David Masondo (left) with President Cyril Ramaphosa in Pretoria, South Africa, 15 July 2024.
Deputy Finance Minister David Masondo (left) with President Cyril Ramaphosa in Pretoria, South Africa, 15 July 2024. © Phill Magakoe/AFP
Operation Vulindlela, the special unit of the presidency dedicated to crucial economic reforms, wants to sell public land near major cities to private developers in order to increase the dwindling supply of social housing. [...]
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