Housing in Southern Africa June 2015

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MEC Collen Maine for the North West Local Government
andHumanSettlements says that as part of the rebrand-
ing of Mahikeng, the Rooigrond Integrated Develop-
ment, which forms part of the Mahikeng Local Municipality will
roll out 1 000 housing units over the Medium-Term Expenditure
Frame Work (MTEF).The units will form part of the Mahikeng
Airport Road Mixed Development over the MTEF. “Feasibility
studies and installation of services inclusive of water, sewer,
roads and stormwater has commenced on site. Land release has
been obtained from the Department of Public Works and 324 ha
of land has been transferred to the Mahikeng Local Municipality.
Construction of top structures will commence during the
month of July 2015. In Ottoshoop, geotechnical and dolomite
stability investigations have been concluded, along with the ap-
pointment of a contractor. The MEC says that 503 housing units
will be delivered during the 2014/15 financial year.
Other projects include:
• Naledi Precinct at Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati will offer
Breaking NewGround (BNG) fully subsidised units, Finance
Linked Individual Subsidy Programme (FLISP) and rental hous-
ing stock.
• The Greater Taung Integrated Development will yield 100 units
this year comprising of 50 Community Residential Units and 50
social housing units.
• In the Ventersdorp Local Municipality, construction of 800 BNG
housing units will provide housing in Goedgevonden, Wel-
gevonden, Tsetse, Boikhutsong and Boikhutso in 2015.
• Dwarsberg has been identified as an a new town and R10mil-
lion has been set aside for the development of the Bojanala
Eco-TourismCity.
• In Bojanala District Municipality, the Bokamoso Integrated
Development in the Rustenburg area will provide services for
1 600 houses in the 2015/16 financial year.
• Boitekong Extension 16 Integrated Development Project will
yield a range of housing opportunities including rental, CRU,
social housing, FLISP and BNG fully subsidised units.
• In Phase One of the Seraleng Integrated Development in
Rustenburg Local Municipality the construction of 560 BNG
fully subsidised units will be allocated to residents of the Yizo-
Yizo informal settlement. Phase Two will provide rental stock.
• An additional 227 units for Military Veterans will be built, in
partnership with the Department of Military Veterans in the
Districts of Ngaka Modiri Molema (Mahikeng, Dinokana and
Gopane villages), in Dr Segomotsi Mompati (Huhudi, Bloem-
hof), during the 2015/2016 financial year. ■
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