News and Speeches for Department of Human Settlements
Barrydale housing handovers changing people’s lives
12 April 2021There was joy and excitement when 12 deserving and qualifying beneficiaries received the keys to their brand-new homes on Friday, 9 April, as part of the Smitsville Housing Project in Barrydale, in the Swellendam Municipal area. Read More
Minister Simmers to take Western Cape Human Settlement budget to districts
12 April 2021Tomorrow, 12 April 2021, Western Cape Minister of Human Settlements, Tertuis Simmers will commence with his Ministerial outreach to the municipalities across the West Coast District. Read More
Minister Tertuis Simmers to hand over houses in Barrydale
8 April 2021Tomorrow, 9 April 2021, Western Cape Minister of Human Settlements, Tertuis Simmers will, as part of the Smitsville Housing Project in Barrydale in the Swellendam Municipal area, hand over 12 units to deserving and qualifying beneficiaries. Read More
Western Cape Human Settlements launches its own reserve fund
7 April 2021Provincial Minister of Human Settlements, Tertuis Simmers says the launch of the Western Cape Asset Finance Reserve for Human Settlements (WCAFRHS) will strengthen the Department’s ability to drastically improve the lives of the people of this... Read More
Western Cape Human Settlements budget is to empower our people
31 March 2021For the 2021/22 financial year, the Western Cape Department Human Settlements’ budget of just over R 2,35 billion, is set to empower and drastically change the lives of the people of this province. Read More
Construction of emergency structures in Masiphumelele continues
31 March 2021Western Cape Minister of Human Settlements, Tertuis Simmers says he is pleased to note that the construction of emergency units on the sports field in Masiphumelele is progressing steadily. Read More
Human Settlements Appropriation Budget Vote 8 Speech
30 March 2021Appropriation Budget Vote 8 – Cape Town 30 March 2021 Venue: Western Cape Provincial Parliament (WCPP) Honourable Speaker Honourable Premier Honourable Cabinet Colleagues Honourable Members and Read More
New hearing on halting illegal occupations to commence before three new judges
23 March 2021The case in the consideration of the common law right of counter-spoliation by landowners as a legitimate means to repel land invasions, launched as part B of an application by the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) and the Economic... Read More
Affordable housing opportunities grows through Social Housing Developments
17 March 2021Yesterday, Western Cape Minister of Human Settlements, Tertuis Simmers visited and engaged with residents of the newly developed Regent Villas Social Housing Project in Weltevreden Valley, Mitchells Plain. Read More
Minister Tertuis Simmers to hand over title deeds in Villiersdorp
15 March 2021Tomorrow, 16 March 2021, Western Cape Minister of Human Settlements, Tertuis Simmers, will be in attendance at the handover of 212 title deeds to residents in Villiersdorp. Read More
Minister Simmers to engage tenants of the Regent Villa Social Housing Project
15 March 2021Tomorrow, 16 March 2021, Western Cape Minister of Human Settlements, Tertuis Simmers will visit and engage residents who have recently moved into the Regent Villa Social Housing Project in Weltevreden Valley, Mitchells Plain. Read More
Residents move into Anchorage Social Housing development
10 March 2021Yesterday, the National Minister of Human Settlements Water and Sanitation, Lindiwe Sisulu, along with the Western Cape Minister of Human Settlements, Tertuis Simmers were in attendance at the Anchorage Social Housing Project to welcome and handover... Read More
Minister Simmers to hand over keys at the Anchorage Social Housing Project
8 March 2021Tomorrow, 9 March 2021, Western Cape Minister of Human Settlements, Tertuis Simmers will attend the project launch of the Anchorage Social Housing Project in Glenhaven, Bellville. Read More
More than R355-million spent on preventing illegal land invasions
2 March 2021It is incomprehensible that during the current financial year, the Western Cape Department of Human Settlements, has already spent more than R 355 million to prevent illegal land invasions and the illegal occupation of completed units. Read More
Forest Village housing development continues to improve people’s lives
1 March 2021Western Cape Minister of Human Settlements, Tertuis Simmers is extremely happy to announce that as of the end of February, 2 578 people have already moved into their brand-new homes in the Forest Village Housing Development in Eersteriver. Read More
Kanana Informal Settlement residents in Gugulethu move into new homes
24 February 2021On Tuesday, 23 February 2021, 24 families from Kanana informal settlements were moved into their new homes in Forest Village housing project. Nine (9) of the beneficiaries that moved into their new homes are living with a recognized disability. Read More
More residents have taken occupancy of emergency structures in Masiphumelele
23 February 2021Western Cape Minister of Human Settlements, Tertuis Simmers says 400 emergency units in Masiphumelele have been erected on the site where a devastating fire in December 2020 destroyed approximately 1 100 informal homes. Read More
Historic agreement to accelerate housing development in the Garden Route
18 February 2021On Friday 19 February 2021 Western Cape Human Settlements Minister Tertuis Simmers, and Executive Mayor, Ald. Read More
Minister Simmers engages Masiphumelele residents
16 February 2021While interacting with some of the residents that have taken occupancy of their emergency structures in Masiphumelele, it was pleasing to note that residents are happy to be back in their own homes. Read More
Human settlement plans in Khayelitsha on track
15 February 2021The Head of Department of Western Cape Human Settlements, Ms. Jacqui Samson, recently led her team of professionals and senior managers to Khayelitsha Training Centre to meet the housing beneficiaries of Taiwan in Site C, Khayelitsha. Read More
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