WC Department of Infrastructure housing beneficiary verification drive for Sub-council 14 on 15 and 16 November 2025

Media Release by Western Cape Minister of Infrastructure Tertuis Simmers

The Department of Infrastructure (DOI) will be hosting a housing beneficiary verification drive in the City of Cape Town’s Subcouncil 14 area on Saturday 15 November from 8am to 5pm, and on Sunday 16 November from 9am to 3pm. This is a follow-up to a series of public meetings held by DOI in August 2025 to report on progress on the Welmoed (Penhill) housing project near Eerste River. When it is complete, Phase 1 of the Welmoed project will deliver 3 296 housing opportunities at a cost of R2.1 billion.

The verification drive will enable residents of Sub-Council 14 already registered on the housing waiting list to check their registrations, and to amend their contact details and other relevant information, e.g., number of dependants, marital status, income, and disability status. Those attending verification events must bring all relevant documents with them, including proof of identity, proof of residential address, proof of income, and proof of disability status.

No new registrations will be possible at these verification events. New registrations are only possible at a City of Cape Town housing office.

Subcouncil 14 consists of seven wards that include the areas of Amandelsig, Kuils River, Zevenwacht, Oakdene, Sarepta, Blackheath, Blue Downs, Eerste River, Dennemere, Welmoed, Kalkfontein, Mfuleni and surrounds. The ward numbers are Ward 11, Ward 14, Ward 16, Ward 17, Ward 19, Ward 108, and Ward 114.

During the DOI public meetings in the Sub-Council 14 area in August, many communities expressed their frustration with the housing waiting list and many complained about being on the waiting list for many years without obtaining a housing opportunity. It is for this reason that the Department has organised a verification drive for residents already registered on the housing waiting list in Subcouncil 14.

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Media enquiries
Melt Botes
Spokesperson to Provincial Minister Tertuis Simmers
Email: Melchior.Botes@westerncape.gov.za
Tel: 021 483 8067
Cell: 082 431 0068

Stephen Heyns
Acting Head of Communication, Department of Infrastructure
Email: stephen.heyns@westerncape.gov.za,
Tel: 021 483 0597