Hon Speaker, on 23 July 2010, while on their oversight visit to the Free State, the Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements visited Diyatalawa, a concentration camp converted into an agrivillage. Diyatalawa means "falling apples", because this used be an apple farm. The 36 families living in this area were farm labourers.
This is one of the best agrivillages in the country. Thank you to the Department of Human Settlements, in partnership with the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform, for ensuring that land is provided to build homes for our people and for promoting local economic development by providing our people with chicken barns, 2000 chickens and 240 cattle. One hundred and twenty dairy cattle will be provided. Seven 75m three- and four-bedroomed houses with sanitation were completed. The rest of the houses were still under construction and were be completed by the end of August.
The construction of a creche and primary and secondary schools is under way, and the road leading to this village is under construction. Both departments are working together tirelessly to ensure that the dignity of our people is restored by advancing and promoting the rural housing programme and comprehensive rural development, and ensuring that our people share in the wealth of the land they work on. Thank you, Speaker. [Applause.]