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December 2015
News
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veng Grinaker-LTA has been
awarded a contract worth R165
million for the construction
of a 602 unit, seven storey student
boarding house with three levels of
basement parking.
The site is within walking distance
of the University of Cape Town and the
new accommodation is specifically
targeted at students enrolled at the
T
he Deputy Minister was accom-
panied by the Executive Mayor
of the Matlosana Local Munici-
pality, Mike Khauoe, at the launch of
the youth build programme in Kanana
near Orkney. At the handover of 115
houses built by a youth contractor, she
said that the Department of Human
Settlements will continue to provide
decent quality houses. Government
want to see young people andwomen
forming cooperatives, in order to
get access to housing opportunities.
Thomas Littler, the Provincial and
National Best Youth Contractor Award
winner at the Govan Mbeki Housing
Awards 2015, was awarded the con-
tract to build 187 houses in 2013. So
far, Littler has delivered 115 houses.
He said that he heeded the call by
government to become employers
instead of relying on government for
employment. After establishing his
own company, he invested in skills
development for the youth and says
that the world would prosper if there
is a concerted effort to support emerg-
ing youth contractors. Government’s
Youth Build programme aims to fa-
cilitate the formation of youth owned
entities; Initiate legal contracting
processes, agreements and arrange-
ments between youth contractors,
provinces, municipalities and main
contractors; Develop an emerging
contractor incubator training and
mentorship programme; Facilitate
the participation of youth contractors
in the Govan Mbeki Human Settle-
ments Awards and other excellence
platforms; and housing allocations to
youth owned contractors.
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Youth contractor delivers 115 houses
The Deputy Minister of Human
Settlements, Zoe Kota-Fredericks
has called on young people to
workwith government in building
quality low cost houses.
The Deputy Minister, Zoe Kota-Fredericks, with Thomas Little
r
R165m for student
accommodation
University. The project is a good fit
within Aveng Grinaker-LTA’s growing
portfolio of coastal projects, some of
themost significant being theDr Pixley
Ka Isaka Seme Memorial Hospital in
KwaZulu-Natal, the extension to the
Cape Town International Convention
Centre and the Aspen Pharmacare’s
manufacturing facility in Port Eliza-
beth. The site was recently handed
over to Aveng Grinaker-LTA’s Coast-
al division during November 2015
and is scheduled for completion by
November 2016.
The multidisciplinary company
offers a range of standalone or in-
tegrated services which range from
building, civil engineering and earth-
works, to mechanical and electrical
engineering.
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