BRIEFING PORTFOLIO COMMITTEEHOUSING

Parliament Cape Town 11 June 2003

MMC Clr S.S. DlaminiSEO Mr N. Pillay

HOUSING CHALLENGES IMPACT

1.High level of migration to the CTMM2.Evictions on farms3.High degree of unemployment

Housing back log estimated at 130 000 Land Invasion High densities in informal settlements Location of informal settlements on dolomite, rail reserves, private land and environmentally sensitive areas Land mafia’s

4. Cross Border Issues Different standards of development Tribal Land (Amakhosi) The North West Housing Co-operation R239 townshipsUrban edge concept

5. AIDS/HIV Rate of people dying – life span of cemeteries Impact on housing – household run by children Increase of orphanages, etc.

KEY PERFORMANCE AREA FOR THE HOUSING DIVISION

KPA OBJECTIVES TARGETS IDP

1.Land Invasion, Informal Settlement, Management and Community Liaison

Informal Settlement Management Plan Land Invasion Administration Relocations Disaster Management

Council Approved Informal Management Plan Implement the plan 3000 Families per year Relocate Edmond Street Relocate Brews, Mooiplaas, Timsrand and Lazonia

Infrastructure Social Economical

2.Waiting List and Subsidy Administration

Waiting list Administration Subsidy Administration Consumer education

Set up an effective network system for data capturingCapture 25 000 families for the waiting list per yearWaiting list registration in the cross border areaRelevant plan for consumer education

Social

3.Housing Development and Provision

Land identification for low income housingPlanning and township establishmentInstallation of servicesTop structure constructionBuilt Housing Support centers for the People’s Housing Process

Plan 17 000 sites Service 10 000 sites Build 7 000 houses

Infrastructure Social Economical Safety and Security

KEY PERFORMANCE AREA FOR THE HOUSING DIVISION

KPA OBJECTIVES TARGETS IDP

6. Institutional Housing Establish and Institutional Housing Unit Budget with Province on new projects Provide support to Housing Company Urban Regeneration Inner City Development

Policy for Institutional Housing in the CTMM

Institutional Social Economical Infrastructure

7. Project Management Project Administration Project Implementation People’s Housing Process

Manage all housing related projects

Institutional Social Economical

8. Rental Administration Cost recovery programmeUniform rental lease agreement

Achieve full cost recovery in 5 years starting from 2001 - 2006

Institutional and economic

(a) Structural Defects on Housing Units

Q: What support has been given to PHP

A:1 (i) 5 Regions have been established where PHP are being built- Centurion Region- Mamelodi Region- Soshanguve Region- Atteridgeville Region- Winterveld Region

(ii) The PHP centres will be the main centre with a number of satellite stations for each project.

(iii) Main centre will provide:- building material for satellite centres- training on building related skills for satellite centers.

- soft skills:

Project managementFinance & procurement

-hard skills :

brick makingbrick layingplumbingcarpentry and joineryelectrification

A:2. Other support:

Financial support to build PHP centres

- The building of PHP centres is part of the public works programme - Job opportunities are created in the building process- On completion PHP centres will be donated as Community centres

(b) Local Authority

Q: Do local authorities as developers have the capacity to manage and to do as required by the constitution.

A: Yes and No- Yes in the sense of the Partnership between the CTMM and Gauteng

Department of Housing.- The added capacity provided by Regional

Planning Teams. No in the sense that the CTMM Housing Division is still understaffed The CTMM Aims and objectives is to get accreditation

(c) Rental Housing Stock

Q: Is there any progress towards Rental Housing Stock

A: Yes. December 2001 Council approved cost recovery programe over a period of 5 years.

(d) Municipalities

Q: Do Municipalitis have technical teams to look at quality.A: Yes. CTMM works on standards set by Service

Delivery unit. For top structure CTMM use building inspectors from

Council and Province for quality assurance.

Hostel RedevelopmentStrategy in place seeks to:

- Introduce designs that will enhance public spaces and encourage family living

- Provice top up funding to the subsidy for improved minimum family units.

- Make provision for use of emerging contractors, local labour and public participation

- Most of all seeks to provide social integration of communities with a history of hostile neighbourhood.

Hostel Total beds per phase Number of family units Progress to date

Mamelodi (9000 beds)Mamelodi Phase 1

100 80 Pending court decision

Saulsville (9008 beds)Phase 1 (block G H)Phase 1 (block D,E,F.)Phase 3 (block L M

9961004460

6515272

CompletedCompletedIn process

Soshanguve (1388 beds)Phase 1 – block E2, G1,GPhase 2

516872

94154

CompletedCompleted

Total Improved to date 3976 beds converted

617family units

Converted 3976 beds to 617 family units

THANK YOUNGIYABONGA

DANKIE