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  "path": "/thought-leader/opinion/2026-03-23-releasing-land-restoring-trust-the-real-work-after-sona-2026/",
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  "textContent": "South Africa’s housing crisis is not simply about the number of units delivered. It is about where housing is located, who it serves and how it connects people to opportunity. For decades, well-located land has remained underutilised or locked up, while low-income households have been pushed to the urban periphery, far from jobs, schools and essential services",
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