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September 2015
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Govan Mbeki Awards 2014 - Best Media - Housing in Southern Africa
Carol Dalglish • Editor
The Minister of Human Settle-
ments Lindiwe Sisulu took the
opportunity, at the Depart-
ment’s annual Govan Mbeki Awards,
to share her disappointment with
delivery of housing in the country.
She lashed out at the sector’s
institutions and said that she had
hoped that during her second term in
this esteemed office, the Department
could match its previous delivery
record under her leadership. This has
not happened and it is no secret that
the Minister is unimpressed.
Hermessage to guests at the event
was straight and to the point – “We
want to send a strongmessage, espe-
cially to our officials and contractors,
that there needs to be a change of at-
titude in order to fast track delivery.”
The workaholic Minister requires
that her institutions and those con-
tracted to deliver housing recommit
themselves and work harder to meet
delivery targets.
Those who do not love their jobs
– are in the wrong ones, and it’s clear
that she expects them to move on if
they are not onboard!
The City of Cape Town picked
up the Govan Mbeki Award for Best
Community Residential Units in Cape
Town. The City’s refurbishment proj-
ect comprises upgrading 7 500 units.
At Kewtown, 320 units have improved
the living conditions of residents in
some of the most volatile areas in
the city.
Another notable City of Cape Town
project is the massive ceiling retrofit
initiative. The project has installed
8 000 ceilings in homes at a cost of
R116 million. The majority of the
units are state subsidised houses
built between 1994 and 2005. With
an estimated 40 000 state subsidised
units inCape Townwithout insulation
this will require massive funding.
Leading black-owned engineer-
ing firm GIBB was appointed by
the KwaDukuza Municipality to as-
sist in the upgrade of the informal
settlements of Etsheni and Njekane
through the construction of 1 980
low income houses and municipal
services.
The City of Cape Town has urged
potential buyers of fully subsidised
BNG/RDP houses to make sure that
the houses they are buying can be
legally sold. In accordance with the
National Housing Act, housing ben-
eficiaries are prohibited from selling
their properties within the first eight
years, unless the provincial depart-
ment has approved the sales.
Good news at Joe Slovo, the City
of Cape Town’s Electricity Services
Department has successfully com-
pleted an infrastructure upgrade that
was necessary to allow for the next
phases to commence on the mega
housing project.
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Enjoy the read!
The Govan Mbeki Awards 2015...
The prestigious national GovanMbeki Awards 2015 held in Cape Town
showcase excellence in the housing sector and acknowledges the top
metros, municipalities, provinces and key stakeholders.