Timred Jabaza has been waiting 22 years for a decent home – but on Friday his long wait finally came to an end when President Jacob Zuma handed him the key to his new, fully furnished two-bedroom house. Jabaza was one of the first...
The R50 billion bill for the rectification of shoddy workmanship on low-cost housing was forcing the government’s hand towards a state-owned construction company, Human Settlements Minister Tokyo Sexwale said last Thursday. However, a decision had...
IMESA sees itself as playing an extremely important supportive role in assisting municipalities to meet their obligations and reach their service delivery goals. An eThekwini case study Frank Stevens, vice president of IMESA (operations), presented...
Stellenbosch University’s iShack project, which aims for “improved” shacks, allowed for incremental upgrading of informal settlements, enabling residents to assess services such as electricity and sanitation, the university’s Mark...
