Date: Tuesday 13 April
Time: 10:00
Venue: Uitsig Civic Centre, Hibiscus Close, Uitsig
All media are welcome to attend.
During Phase One of the project, properties will receive both basic refurbishments and upgrades in terms of the national Community Residential Unit (CRU) Policy. This first phase incorporates seven thousand seven hundred and seventy five (7 775) CRU rental properties in eleven (11) project areas across Cape Town.
The project areas include rental units in:
Project funding has been approved by the Provincial Government of the Western Cape for most of the developments. Further funding will be provided by National Government, according to the CRU Policy, and is estimated at over R1 billion for the first phase alone. The project will be rolled out to the various project areas as the funds are received by the City of Cape Town.
The rental unit upgrade project was first launched in Kewtown in January 2010.
Issued by:
Lisle Brown
Media Liaison Officer
City of Cape Town
Tel: 021 400 3065
Cell: 084 888 1901
Councillor Shehaam Sims
Mayoral Committee Member
Housing
Tel: 021 400 1128
Cell: 073 115 4447
Grace Blouw
Manager
Existing Housing
Tel: 021 400 4952
Cell: 084 208 7778
Rulleska Singh
Media Spokesperson for Executive Mayor
Tel: 021 400 1257
Cell: 082 402 4825