Provincial Minister Tertuis Simmers to begin handover of 190 Houses in Transhex

The Provincial Minister of Infrastructure Tertuis Simmers will begin the handover of 190 houses at the Transhex Housing project in Worcester on Wednesday 15 March. The Minister will be joined by the Executive Mayor of Breede Valley Municipality Antoinette Steyn.

The full handover of the 190 houses will take place between the 15th – 24th of March. In commemoration of Human Rights Month, Minister Simmers will ceremoniously hand over the first batch of the houses.

Speaking on the significance of the occasion Minister Simmer said: “It gives me great joy to hand over these houses and this sees the completion of the first portion of phase 1. Over the next five days, the lives of these citizens will be significantly changed for the better.”

“At the end of phase 1, we intend on creating 3 226 housing opportunities and 5 social facilities.”

All media are invited to attend.

Details:

Venue:                 Transhex Site, Worcester

Date:                     Wednesday, 15 March 2023

Time:                     10h30-12h00

Media Enquiries:

Ntobeko Mbingeleli

Spokesperson for Minister Tertuis Simmers

ntobeko.mbingeleli@westerncape.gov.za

021 483 8067 (o)

061 447 7851 (m)

Or

 Mr. Nathan Adriaanse

Director: Communication and Stakeholder Relations

Nathan.adriaanse@westerncape.gov.za

021 483 2868 (o)

083 263 1720 (m)