News and Speeches for Ministry of Human Settlements
Over 700 housing opportunities lost due to vandalism and land invasions
21 December 2022In the past 3 years, the Western Cape Department of Human Settlements has experienced more than 1600 invasions of land earmarked for human settlement development across the province. During this same period, more than 100 Breaking New Ground (BNG)... Read More
Melkhoutfontein residents become homeowners before the festive season
20 December 2022Today, the Provincial Minister of Infrastructure, Tertuis Simmers handed over keys to the homes of 50 beneficiaries of the Melkhoutfontein project in the Hessequa municipal area, close to Stillbaai, Western Cape. Read More
Melkhoutfontein beneficiaries to spend their first Xmas in newly built houses
19 December 2022On Monday, 19 December, the Provincial Minister of Infrastructure Tertuis Simmers will hand over the first batch of houses at the Melkhoutfontein Housing Project. Read More
Informal settlements residents urged to practice fire safety this festive season
12 December 2022Fires are commonly experienced across the Western Cape during the festive season, particularly in informal settlement areas. In December 2020. Read More
My office door is open to address any questions on the AG report
6 December 2022By Tertuis Simmers – Provincial Minister of Infrastructure Read More
Minister Simmers delivers an adjustment budget with opportunities for you
5 December 2022On Friday 2 December, the Provincial Minister of Infrastructure, Tertuis Simmers, delivered the Mid-Term Budget Adjustments for the Department of Human Settlements (Vote 8) and the Department of Transport and Public Works (Vote 10). Read More
Blue Rise help me buy a home beneficiaries receive house keys from Minister
2 December 202212 homeowners in the Blue Rise Village, spent the first night of festive season in their brand-new homes, courtesy of Provincial Minister of Infrastructure Tertuis Simmers. The 7.2-hectare Blue Rise Village project is in Blue Downs, Cape Town a... Read More
Minister Simmers solidifies partnership with Kannaland municipality
21 November 2022Yesterday, the Western Cape Minister of Infrastructure, Tertuis Simmers visited the Kannaland municipality which forms part of the Garden Route District. The engagement was held in Ladismith, where Minister Simmers met with the leadership of the... Read More
107 Beneficiaries move into their brand-new homes in Mitchells Plain
15 November 2022It has been a week filled with joy, tears, and laughter as 107 families received the keys to their homes, in new Woodlands Mitchells Plain. Read More
Elderly beneficiaries receive their Title Deeds from Minister Simmers
14 November 2022On Friday 11 November 2022, the Provincial Minister of Infrastructure Tertuis Simmers, gifted the elderly members of Nkqubela housing project with early festive season gifts. This happened when he delivered their tittle deeds 2 months after they... Read More
90 Nkqubela beneficiaries to receive title deeds from Minister Simmers
10 November 2022On Friday 11 November, the Provincial Minister of Infrastructure Tertuis Simmers, will officiate at the handover of title deeds of the Nkqubela Housing project, in Robertson. Read More
Western Cape Government uniting communities through Farm 694 project
10 November 2022On Saturday 12 November, Premier Alan Winde together with his Minister of Infrastructure Tertuis Simmers, will be at the historical Farm 694 housing project. Read More
Provincial Minister Tertuis Simmers to deliver keynote address
8 November 2022The Provincial Minister of Infrastructure, Tertuis Simmers, will deliver the keynote address at the 7th Annual Affordable Housing Africa Convention, at Cape Town Marriot Hotel Crystal Towers, Century City. Read More
Minister Simmers to handover first units of Mountain View project in Mossel Bay
27 October 2022With the festive season fast approaching, on Thursday 27 October, the Provincial Minister of Infrastructure Tertuis Simmers, will visit the road construction site of the Maalgate bridge, in George. Read More
Minister Simmers meets UN Habitat Executive Director Ms Maimunah Moh’d Sharif
18 October 2022Western Cape Government assures UN Habitat Executive Director Ms Maimunah Moh’d Sharif of its commitment to Affordable Housing Read More
Longlands residents move into their new homes
5 October 2022Today, alongside the Mayor of Stellenbosch Advocate Gesie van Deventer, Provincial Minister of Infrastructure Tertuis Simmers handed over new houses to residents of Longlands community in Stellenbosch. Read More
Dysselsdorp beneficiaries receive houses from Minister Simmers
29 September 2022Earlier today, the Provincial Minister of Infrastructure Tertuis Simmers, handed over houses to 12 elderly beneficiaries of Dysselsdorp, in Oudtshoorn. Read More
Gouda clinic gets new building upgrade
28 September 2022The Western Cape Government is on course to finish the construction of a R17.9million new clinic to replace the existing Gouda Clinic, in the Cape Winelands District by January 2023, the contract practical completion date. Read More
Minister Simmers puts an end to misleading information and provide update
28 September 2022The Provincial Minister of Infrastructure Tertuis Simmers put an end to the misinformation in the New Horizon community about the Ebenezer project. Minister Simmers concluded day one of a four day visit in the Garden Route District, by attending a... Read More
Human Settlements to extend services in honour of Public Service Month
26 September 2022For the 26th to 30th September, the Western Cape Human Settlements department will be extending its public services to 18h30, at the Cape Town office, in order assist residents with various housing queries. Read More
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