Housing and human settlement development remains a crisis in South Africa, despite having one of the continent’s most developed economies. SA faces an acute shortage of affordable housing in its main urban areas. This was estimated at approximately...
Over 4 000 houses will be built and 4 000 sites serviced in the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality by March 2017 at a cost of R813 million, says acting Executive Director for Human Settlements Mandla George. This also includes paying attention to the...
Human Settlements Minister Lindiwe Sisulu says government aims to make available 1.5 million housing opportunities during the current term of office. The Minister said this when she tabled the department’s Budget Vote Speech in the National...
The City of Cape Town has assessed the damage caused by the recent petrol bombing and vandalism of its Sir Lowry’s Pass Village Incremental Development Area (IDA). An assessment was made of the 20 housing units razed by the petrol bombing incidents...
Human Settlements Minister Lindiwe Sisulu recently handed over a R700 million Housing Project in Marikana, east of Rustenburg, in the North West. According to the department, Minister Sisulu emphasised government’s commitment to provide...
The Eastern Cape Department of Human Settlements says it will hand over 7 000 title deeds to the rightful beneficiaries of government’s low cost subsidy programme by March 2016. The department on Monday said it was prioritising issuing the title...
The Department of Human Settlements is expected to launch a biometric system for the N2 Gateway Project to ensure houses are given to and occupied by their rightful owners, says Human Settlements Minister Lindiwe Sisulu. Minister Sisulu made the...
Human settlements require multidisciplinary expertise to fully realise the goals of Outcome 8 of the NDP. Kibiti Ntshumaelo, professional engineer and managing director of Lekwa Consulting Engineers, discusses how partnering with the public and...
The First National Bank (FNB) Academy for Municipal Excellence – FAME – is a crucial programme that can assist the North West Local Government and Human Settlements in transforming municipalities. Speaking at the recent launch of FAME, Local...
