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Housing Delivery Accelerated In Mfuleni, Cape Town

16 February 2016

Building contractors assigned by the Department of Human Settlement to develop two thousand housing units in Bardale, Mfuleni have agreed to finish the project before the agreed deadline of June 2016.

The 12 contractors met with Provincial Human Settlements Head of Department, Thando Mguli on Friday 12 February in Mfuleni to iron out outstanding issues regarding the project. Mguli wanted to establish the readiness status of the contractors who promised to complete the units by the 31 March 2016. Most of them have already started and are at various stages.

Mguli stressed that any contractors who have a beneficiary who is younger than 40 years of age should alert the Department as it is part of the Department’s strategic goal to prioritise the elderly, most vulnerable, and those with special needs in the allocation of housing opportunities.  Mguli also raised the importance of working with the National Home Builders’ Registration Council (NHBRC) in this regard.

The meeting was attended by department officials who were invited to explain the process followed to appoint the contractors, along with  providing clarity on some of the technical construction issues.

Councillor Themba Honono provided some background and history of the project and explained the reason for his passion linked to this project. While contractors were urged to pick up the pace of delivering services, Honono  reminded contractors that “we need quality homes as opposed to rushing to make the deadline”.

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