a) (i) According to the information received from the Free State Province, there are approximately 770 blocked projects.
(ii) The anticipation timeframe to complete the incomplete projects is 2024/25 financial year.
b) In terms of the current Business Plan for the 2023/24 financial year, the province planned to address 98 incomplete projects across all districts. The national Department of Human Settlements will work closely ...
(a)The total number of Temporary Relocation Units (TRUs) that have been constructed in each temporary housing project is 774. The breakdown of the project is as follows:
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Housing Project |
Number of TRUs constructed |
Total cost of TRUs |
Suppliers of TRUs |
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Mdantsane – Erven 81,82, 87 & 88 |
462 units |
R29 771 742.00 |
The Provincial Department of Human Settlements appointed the Housing Development Agency ... |
a) As advised by the Limpopo Department of Co-operative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs (COGHSTA), the Talana Hostel has been identified as a priority for upgrading. The planning, design and packaging phase was recently concluded for the hostel.
It consists of fifty-five (55) residential block units with residents comprising of families and individuals- The hostel is highly overcrowded.
It is envisaged that the ...
The following measures have been put in place to ensure that the time frames for clearing the housing backlog are met, particularly in the rural parts of the Republic:
(a) According to the information received from the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Department of Human Settlements, construction could only commence when the households residing in informal structures within the project footprint could be relocated, to allow for development. The households were relocated to temporary units in January 2019. The civil contractor started on site in March 2019. However, the civil programme was impacted by various challenges. One ...
No, the department does not approve expenditure on security as there is no policy provision for such. The Department is undertaking a review of its existing policies which will inform improvements on the utilisation of the grants.
More »1. The Eastern Cape Department of Human Settlements (ECDoHS) advised that it appointed Kou-Kamma Local Municipality in 2021 as the Implementing Agent for the construction of RDP houses in Koomansbos. However, the Service Level Agreement was withdrawn by the ECDoHS on 22 March 2022 due to a contractual dispute between the Provincial Department and the Municipality. This has contributed to delays in implementing the ...
Admittedly, the Provincial Departments of Human Settlements have been, and some are still experiencing numerous delivery challenges including spending the Human Settlements Grants fully, however, there are various interventions to improve and stabilise the performance of these Provinces.
The Department has taken the following key steps to improve performance:
1. (a) The official was dismissed as a result of several transgressions including the lift incident in which she displayed gross dishonesty in dealing with it, unauthorised disclosure of confidential information, underperformance, and manipulation and inconsistent application of the Job Grading System.
(b) It is important to note that Minister’s locus standi to dismiss the concerned official was never questioned in this matter- Honourable ...