2023-w2972 - 13 October 2023

Thapelo Mogale to ask the MINISTER OF HUMAN SETTLEMENTS

(1)(a) On what date will she pay an oversight visit to the Thembelihle housing project in Ward 58, Tshwane, which her department has erected without electrical services or any source of power provided for over a year, in order to get first-hand information on what is happening, (b) what are the reasons that the situation in Thembelihle has been allowed to reach the level in which it is and (c) what role has her department played in resolving the problems in Thembelihle; (2) whether she has found that the intervention measures that her department has put in place are appropriate and will resolve the challenges; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?

Reply from the MINISTER OF HUMAN SETTLEMENTS on 13 Oct 2023

(1)(a) The Date for oversight visit for Thembelihle Housing project has not been determined. Information about the oversight visit will be made available once it has been determined.

Thembelihle Project is one of the completed and tenanted social housing projects and was completed with all services including electrical services. The services were only disconnected by the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality due to ...

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2022-w4112 - 25 November 2022

Mathibe Rebecca Mohlala to ask the MINISTER OF HUMAN SETTLEMENTS

Whether her department conducted any investigation into illegal occupation of low-cost housing by government officials in the Free State; if not, why not; if so, what are the full, relevant details of the progress report of the investigation?

Reply from the MINISTER OF HUMAN SETTLEMENTS on 25 Nov 2022

The Free State Provincial Department of Human Settlements has advised that its Security Management and Anti-Corruption (SMAC) unit conducted an investigation into illegally occupied low-cost housing in the following areas of Welkom, Warden, Sasolburg, Clarens, Schoonplaatz, Harrismith, and Mangaung Hillsideview. The Provincial Department states that the investigation was in response to the public outcry about the illegally occupied houses in the province, and that ...

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2022-w3376 - 14 November 2022

Shirley Motshegoane Mokgotho to ask the MINISTER OF HUMAN SETTLEMENTS

What steps has she and/or her department taken to curb the wasteful expenditure caused by contractors who have not completed their contracts in the North West?

Reply from the MINISTER OF HUMAN SETTLEMENTS on 14 Nov 2022

The North West Provincial Department of Human Settlements has indicated that there has been no wasteful expenditure incurred due to contractors failing to complete their contracts. It has been reported that contractors had been paid on the basis of progress related to milestones completed, inspected and approved by the National Home Builders Registration Council (NHBRC) and the Department.

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2022-w3251 - 08 November 2022

Shirley Motshegoane Mokgotho to ask the MINISTER OF HUMAN SETTLEMENTS

Which steps of intervention have been taken in ensuring that houses and toilets built for residents of Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality also accommodate persons living with disabilities?

Reply from the MINISTER OF HUMAN SETTLEMENTS on 8 Nov 2022

The Limpopo Provincial Department of Human Settlements has committed itself to ensuring that houses and toilets that are constructed do accommodate specifications for persons living with disabilities throughout the Province. It has indicated that in terms of the National Building Regulations, the departmental house layout includes the house plan for persons with disabilities as guided by the applicable SANS 10400 Part S providing specifications ...

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