Cape Town’s draft Short‑Term Letting By‑Law reclassifies many Airbnb-style rentals as commercial, raising rates and requiring registration — but will it free inner‑city housing for local renters? “On the short-term rental question, there is one thing that I do agree…

A landmark Constitutional Court ruling confirms that Cape Town’s government perpetuates spatial apartheid, urging immediate action or equitable housing distribution in the city. In October 2025, Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis told Daily Maverick that he considered the term “spatial…