Some of governments’ top responsibilities are to provide people with access to fresh, drinkable water, and to basic infrastructure such as sanitation, roads, and housing. With this in mind, the construction industry hopes to see government release...
Thousands of houses will be provided for military veterans in the North West Province within the next financial year, said MEC for local government and human settlements, Galaletsang Gaolaolwe, when tabling the department’s budget speech for...
Six mega housing infrastructure projects are in the pipeline for Ekurhuleni. The rollout of the projects is expected to span over the next five years and will address the serious human settlement backlog across the city.This was according to metro...
African cities face a major housing crisis as a result of rapid urbanisation and a growing informal settlements population, according to a World Bank report released on the sidelines of the Africities Summit in Sandton. With 60%-70% of urban...
The eThekwini Municipality recently on the esteemed title of Best Metropolitan Municipality in housing delivery at the Goven Mbeki Awards. The annual award ceremony, which was hosted by the Cape Town International Convention Centre last week, has...
The eThekwini Executive Committee on recently approved additional funding of R101 million to ensure the first phase of the Cornubia Integrated Human Settlement Development would be completed. City Manager Sibusiso Sithole said funding had to be...
The City of Cape Town’s construction of the first 93 units of the 463 rental apartments which are being built in Langa is nearing completion. Approximately R100 million has been spent thus far on the construction of the 15 blocks comprising the 93...
Gauteng Human Settlements MEC Jacob Mamabolo says there is a big appetite in the private sector to provide affordable housing and to assist government to overcome the huge backlog in housing. MEC Mamabolo made the comments during the signing of a...
Johannesburg students are rushing to take occupancy of newly constructed eco-friendly student accommodation made entirely of shipping containers – in Brixton, in Johannesburg’s Region B. The eye-catching Umhlanga Junction Extension block of...
