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June 2016
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Govan Mbeki Awards 2014 - Best Media - Housing in Southern Africa
Carol Dalglish • Editor
It is a symbiotic collaboration be-
tween the Department of Human
Settlements, NHBRC, provincial
and local government, to pioneer
transformation in the housing sector.
It is really inspiring visiting sites
around the country and interviewing
a number of Youth Brigade partici-
pants. The Govan Mbeki Best Youth
Contractor, Thokozane Littler, owns
and runs Madimong Trading & Ser-
vices and this modest youngman is a
trulyworthywinner of the prestigious
award. As a housing contractor, he
is happiest handing over well built
houses to government beneficiaries
and takes great pride in his workman-
ship and pleasure in the appreciative
words of new home owners.
His business model weaves social
and economic responsibility into the
very fabric of Madimong Trading &
Services. He offers young people like
himself the opportunity to have a
good introduction to working in the
built environment and has branched
out in training and construction.
NHBRC’s youth champion, Zweli
Magano, has a wealth of building
industry knowledge and oversees the
Youth Brigade training programme.
The Minister of Human Settlements,
Lindiwe Sisulu, aims to ensure that
10 000 youth receive training by 2019
and all stakeholders are keen to assist
the Minister to deliver on 4,5 million
housing opportunities. Putting the
youth to work, giving them a stake in
the built environment and providing
them with a stipend during training
bodes well for the sector. Kudos to
the Department for this creative,
workable initiative.
Going green using recycled
materials is another area of the hu-
man settlements built environment
that has peaked interest in the North
West Province. The Village of Hope,
a R285 million residential project on
285 ha overlooking Hartebeespoort
Dam, has been constructed using
recycled polystyrene materials. The
patented product uses 720 kg of
recycled polystyrene to build a
68m²house.Thevillagewillaccommo-
date 1 000 orphans on completion. A
32 m² house costs R28 000 to build.
This is a workable, cost effective
housing solution that government
aims to replicate on other projects.
The City of Cape Town has retrofit-
ted 3 600 government fully subsidised
houses with ceilings and will com-
plete a further 4 500 by the end of
August. Considering the chilly Cape
weather, the insulation and weath-
erproofing will be most welcome by
beneficiaries.
Every year, hundreds of thousands
of South Africans take a leap of faith
and start their own businesses and
we offer some start-up guidelines on
where to get help. Darlene Menzies
from SMEasy shares some of her
expertise.
On that happy note, we hope that
you enjoy the read!
In the past few months we have seen the National Home Builders
Registration Council draw accolades for its Youth Brigade training
programme that creates opportunities for budding youth
entrepreneurs, developers and contractors.
Opportunities for youth
contractors