MINISTRY OF HUMAN SETTLEMENTS
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
QUESTION FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NO.: 824
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 25 JULY 2014
Mr A M Mpontshane (IFP) to ask the Minister of Human Settlements:
Whether her department has any plans to build proper housing structures in
Denver informal settlement; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant
details? NW911E
REPLY
The Department has plans to build proper housing structures in Denver
informal settlement.
The Denver informal settlement is part of the greater Denver Hostel. The
Gauteng Department of Human Settlements plans to redevelop the hostel into
family units and also accommodate the residents of the informal settlement.
The feasibility study has been concluded and forwarded to the City of
Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality to be implemented as part of the
accreditation programme.
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