. Policies approved by government such as black economic empowerment and its implementation should be properly monitored in areas. . While government had committed itself to creating job opportunities, these were not forthcoming. . It is important that the different race groups integrate, since many of the amenities were utilised by certain groups. Those on the periphery remained marginalised. . The beneficiary waiting list was managed by officials and councillors. Since these arrangements proved to be unsatisfactory in some areas, the Committee would suggest a revision of this policy. To date, the national Department has already embarked on this process. . A policy aimed at backyard dwellers was critical, and in this regard community monitoring was important. . Public participation or involvement was not implemented properly. In this regard, it suggested a lack of transparency and fairness from both the province and City of Cape Town. . Acts of corruption by contractors through the selling of cement or sand was deemed unacceptable. Housing forums were needed to fight crime, or community structures needed to be established to serve as monitoring structures. . Emerging contractors should be considered, and local people should be given an opportunity to work with big contractors. Labour brokering should be monitored by the local municipality. . Funding was a national challenge. It was not sufficient for government alone to provide housing; instead it was the nation's responsibility. Municipalities needed to assist in building houses and also contributing to its own funding. . EIAs should be reviewed, since the process was too slow and resulted in delaying a project for about 2 to 3 years. . Municipalities need to build affordable houses for rental purposes intended for people those who did not qualify for government- subsidised houses. . The Housing Development Agency was tasked with acquiring affordable land to build houses, even though land needed to be utilised wisely.