Gauteng has mixed housing plan for dolomite areas
Gauteng MEC of Human Settlements and Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Jacob Mamabolo says a mixed housing plan will be ideal for areas affected by dolomite. A total of 66 informal...
View ArticleGovernment and corporate SA sign housing contract
Government has entered into a second generation social contract with corporate South Africa and civil society in an effort to accelerate the provision of decent human settlements to the people, Social...
View ArticlePolokwane to house population through “hostel” takeover
The Seshego Community Rental Units (CRU) housing project was officially handed over to the residents and municipality of Polokwane during a ceremony at Seshego Zone 6 by the Provincial government. This...
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Increase of households in formal dwellings
The number of households living in formal dwellings across the country has increased between 2002 and 2014, The number of households living in formal dwellings across the country has increased between...
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More South Africans in formal dwellings – the real progress
The percentage of households living in informal dwellings has only decreased from 13.6% to 13.1% The number of households living in formal dwellings across the country has increased from 76% in 2002 to...
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De Lille vs SJC – the state of sanitation in CT informal settlements
Cape Town Mayor Patricia de Lille has denied that the City of Cape Town is not spending enough on sanitation after she was served with a petition ahead of her 2016/17 budget speech last week....
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CT to be sued in sanitation battle
The Social Justice Coalition (SJC) has announced its intention to launch a court case against the City of Cape Town over its failure to fulfil the right of access to sanitation to poor, black and...
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Increasing water and sanitation services in eThekwini
More informal settlements and schools in the eThekwini Municipality will be receiving water provision and ablution facilities. There was a request to increase the value of contracts in place for phase...
View ArticleCity sets R852 million aside for backyard dwellers
The City of Cape Town has earmarked R852 million over the medium term for the provision of services to backyarders and for upgrades to informal settlements. The proposed amount is reflected in the...
View ArticleEkurhuleni re-blocks informal settlements
The City of Ekurhuleni is set to undertake a re-blocking project to reconfiguring the current layout of its informal settlements. Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) for Human Settlements Lesiba Mpya...
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