Today, 13 April 2011, the Minister of Human Settlements, Bonginkosi Madikizela, will be handing over ten showhouses to Witsand community members.
The community consists of around 2 200 families which have been living in the area since 1980. The project is a PHP (People's Housing Project), in which the community takes an active role in constructing the houses. Phase 1 of the development, completed in October 2010, consisted of 452 residential sites. Phase 2 involved 500 units, constructed via the PHP method.
PHP is significant as it creates job opportunities, and inculcates a sense of ownership and responsibility among the community.
All press are invited to attend.
Date: 13 April 2011
Time: 10:00
Venue: Hector Peterson Street, Witsand, Atlantis
Bruce Oom
Media Liaison Officer
Tel: 021 483 6622
Cell: 072 465 5177
E-mail: Bruce.Oom@pgwc.gov.za
Nathan Adriaanse
Director of Communications and Stakeholder Relations
Tel: 021 483 2868
Cell: 083 263 1720
E-mail: nathan.adriaanse@pgwc.gov.za