In Cosmo City, the land used to accommodate three informal settlements that were eradicated. The area comprised 60 000 households. A total of 12 500 units have been constructed on 1 105 hectares of land. The challenge was that the EIA took too long and the project required co-operation from all departments. Another challenge was that most of the people on the waiting list did not qualify for the government subsidy. Mention was made of other successful developments around the country. A similar project would be started in Cape Town.