Newly appointed Minister for Human Settlements Lindiwe Sisulu will make fast tracking housing delivery her immediate priority to ensure more affordable housing stock in the market. “Our primary task is to ensure that we provide decent housing and...
The Western Cape Government has launched its Capital Infrastructure Delivery website. The website provides information on the Western Cape Government’s capital infrastructure investment and delivery in municipalities over the next three financial...
The R25 billion Cornubia Housing Project in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal has officially been opened. The Cornubia Project is a joint venture between the National Department of Human Settlements, the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Human Settlements, eThekwini...
Although there are areas that are still using the bucket system, Human Settlements Minister Connie September is confident that South Africa will meet the Millenium Development Goals (MDGs) on sustainable sanitation. September was speaking at the...
Government plans to eradicate the bucket system by the end of next month. Human Settlements Minister Connie September made this statement after touring Extension 6 in Grahamstown in the Eastern Cape to look at the progress made in eradicating the...
According to a case study spearheaded by the Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA), if three million existing low-income houses were converted to ‘green’ homes, the electricity saving would be enough to power a city the size of Durban or...
The Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements has welcomed plans to address the housing challenges faced by people living in the country’s mining towns. Human Settlement’s chief director, Julie Bayat, informed the committee that the...
If Human Settlements Minister Tokyo Sexwale is turning to the private sector to help find a solution to the 2,2-million backlog in toilet delivery in rural and semi-urban communities, it is in the area of alternative building technologies (ABTs)...
The Fleurhof Integrated Human Settlement Development in Florida (Gauteng), officially launched by Minister of Human Settlements Tokyo Sexwale, is a prime example of a private and public partnership that has successfully brought positive social...
