Chairperson, I hereby give notice that on the next sitting day of the Council, I shall move:
That the Council -
1) notes with serious concern the inability and failure of Transnet to release huge tracts of land for the purposes of building houses for communities that are currently living in hazardous areas such as wetlands and land not fit for human habitation;
2) further notes that the failure of state enterprises and private land owners to release land exacerbates the housing crises in many parts of the country; and
3) takes this opportunity to call on the Ministers of Public Enterprises and for Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs to work with provinces to undertake an audit of state land that could be used for the building of houses for our people and create a national dialogue for partnerships to respond to the housing shortages facing our country.