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Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis (DA) said Cape Town led the metros in subsidised homes, with 12,400 in five years.

Claim by DACape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis

Said 20 Aug 2026, final council address of the term, Cape Town City Council, reported by EWN

Independently re-checked 27 Oct 2026 · 4 sources, 2 official

Photo: Table Mountain · Danie van der Merwe, CC BY 2.0

Independently re-checked 27 Oct 2026 · 4 sources, 2 official

What does the evidence show?

Verified

GroundUp, citing the minister, counts 12,401 homes, and official tables all put Cape Town first.

Verified means an official record, or two major news outlets, show it is true.

So we delivered more state-subsidised housing than any other metro, at 12 400 homes in five years.

Geordin Hill-LewisDA

12,401

homes handed over by Cape Town from 2020/21 to 2024/25, the most of any metro, GroundUp reported.

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