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