Transnet on Monday announced the termination of its relationship with Gupta-linked Trillian and Regiments Capital. The company indicated that it had also set aside R20 billion for future acquisitions as part of its plan to expand its services...
A reply to a parliamentary question has revealed that Minister of Human Settlements, Tokyo Sexwale, only managed to spend 5.8% (R27.8 million) of the R479.5 million budgeted for the Rural Household Infrastructure Grant (RHIG). The Rural Household...
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...
The Department of Human Settlements (DHS) has been fudging delivery figures relating to the Rural Households Infrastructure Grant (RHIG). This was revealed today in a presentation by the National Treasury to the Portfolio Committee on Human...
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...
Over the last three months, I have visited housing developments across the country to assess the quality of RDP housing being delivered to South Africans. Today I visited Lekwa, Govan Mbeki and Victor Khanye Municipalities in Mpumalanga, along with...
Human Settlements Minister Tokyo Sexwale unveiled a R300 million high-rise housing project in Welkom, Free State province on Wednesday. The project is a partnership between the government and the private sector, in response to the minister’s...
The Master Builders South Africa (MBSA), a national organisation representing the building industry, is none too pleased with Tokyo Sexwale’s proposal for a state construction company. “We are very concerned with the proposition tabled...
