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T
he Deputy Minister of Human
Settlements, Zou Kota-Freder-
icks recently announced that
the North West Province has been
allocated R2,1 billion for housing.
The Deputy Minister says that 30%
of the Department of Human Settle-
ments budget has been allocated to
women-owned and 10% for youth–
owned businesses. “We want each
province to implement these targets
for women and youth.
Of the R2,1 billion for the North
West Province R585 million is ear-
marked for mining towns and a
further R30 million for the roll out
of title deeds. Kota-Fredericks says
that women contractors are break-
ing through the glass ceiling in con-
struction and 13 new women owned
entities in the province have been
allocated 1 956 units to commemo-
rate the 1956 Anniversary of the
historic Women’s March to the Union
Building.
“We have launched a call for
women owned business entities
Zou Kota-Fredericks
R2,1 bn housing in North West
to participate in the 2016 NHBRC
Women Empowerment Programme.
Women fromall provinces are invited
to apply for this programme, which
is run by the University of Pretoria’s
Gordon Institute of Business Science
(GIBS) in Illovo Sandton. This women
contractor development programme
provides business and financial skills,
project and construction manage-
ment.”
The 1 956 houses will be rolled out
in Ngaka Modiri Molema, Bojanala
District and Dr Ruth Mompati.
The construction companies in-
clude: Reiti (124 units); Sechoaro
(124 units); Blue Flame (123 units);
OPT (124 units); Phela Umsebenzi
(124 units); Maidu (250 units); Rena-
nao (250 units); Mwelase (250 units);
Magasa Civil (94 units); Thari e Ntsho
(93 units); Siyanda (66 units); Agang
(66 units); and Bondicept (68 units).
The Deputy Minister is encourag-
ingwomen to become involved in the
sector across the entire supply chain,
from developing, building, quantity
surveying, engineering, real estate,
town planning, property manage-
ment and social housing institutions.
She says, “We have also seen women
owned businesses participating in
these programmes and building
beautiful high rise structures.”
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