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Emerging contractors in govt deal2009-10-27 16:48
The Eastern Cape housing department has awarded the construction of government houses worth R24m to emerging contractors.
Housing backlog concerns Sexwale

DA: New housing plan needed2009-10-14 19:34
It is time for a rethink on the provision of free houses as the current model is blocking delivery, the Western Cape's MEC housing says.
Gateway defects shock Scopa
500 000 wait for Gauteng homes

Vandals caught on camera2009-09-22 16:12
Western Cape MEC Bonginkosi Madikizela says pictures will be used to catch many of those who petrol-bombed newly-built houses in Khayelitsha.
Sexwale to act on N2 houses
Poor whites to go on RDP list
CT buys land for housing

Gateway defects shock Scopa2009-09-09 18:36
Parliament's Standing Committee on Public Accounts says it was "shocked" to learn that defects in the houses built under the N2 Gateway Project were not repaired.
CT official: Politicians 'unrealistic'
CT buys land for housing

Poor whites to go on RDP list2009-08-28 12:14
Free State Premier Ace Magashule has ordered that a list of poor white people in the province be compiled so that they could be given RDP houses.
'Whites also hit by poverty'
Zuma to re-visit poor whites

Gauteng plans township clean-up2009-08-06 21:01
The Gauteng department of local government and housing says it will prioritise the upgrading of townships in light of recent service delivery protests across the country.
Team to probe delivery protests
Zuma to visit delivery hotspots

Sexwale tours CT townships2009-08-06 12:34
Human Settlements Minister Tokyo Sexwale has begun meeting with communities in various informal settlements in Cape Town on the second leg of his "fact-finding" mission.
Sexwale sleeps in Diepsloot
Housing backlog concerns Sexwale

Zille: Protests will continue2009-07-31 22:01
Western Cape Premier Helen Zille says service delivery protests will inevitably continue in the years ahead.
Hundreds protest over evictions
Service delivery group set up

Protests 'over leadership'2009-07-07 13:57
Violent protests at Happy Valley shack settlement on the Cape Flats were sparked by a leadership struggle, not delivery, the councillor for the area says.

Sexwale asks business for help2009-05-25 14:18
Human Settlements Minister Tokyo Sexwale has called on businesses to become involved in the government's efforts to address the backlog of 2.1 million houses.

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CT to evict pavement dwellers2009-10-19 14:28
A Western Cape High Court judge has granted an order for the eviction of 103 families who have been living in shacks on the pavement of Symphony Way, Delft, for the past 21 months.
Delft families get reprieve

Referendum for Moutse residents2009-09-27 22:38
Moutse residents on the border of Limpopo and Mpumalanga will hold a referendum on their provincial demarcation, which is believed to be the first in South Africa.
Moutse ConCourt case postponed
ConCourt to hear Moutse dispute

Sexwale to act on N2 houses2009-09-10 18:42
Human Settlements Minister Tokyo Sexwale has promised to act after Scopa found that officials had left houses in the N2 Gateway Project in disrepair.
CT eyes high rise buildings
Gateway defects shock Scopa

500 000 wait for Gauteng homes2009-09-07 18:03
More than 500 000 people registered for housing in Gauteng are still waiting for their homes to be built, the province's housing MEC Kgaogelo Lekgoro says.
Gauteng plans township clean-up
Poor whites to go on RDP list

CT eyes high rise buildings2009-08-20 16:05
The City of Cape Town is planning to build tower blocks of up to 14 stories in a bid to beat its massive housing shortage.
Sexwale tours CT townships
CT official: Politicians 'unrealistic'
CT buys land for housing

SA's new 'refugees'2009-08-06 16:09
Human Settlements Minister Tokyo Sexwale says people living in informal settlements due to urban migration are "refugees" fleeing poverty, but has warned that change will take time.
Sexwale tours CT townships
Sexwale sleeps in Diepsloot
Housing backlog concerns Sexwale

CT buys land for housing2009-08-01 07:15
Cape Town's municipality has bought two pieces of land in the Hout Bay harbour area for a low-income housing project meant to reduce overcrowding in a nearby township.
Housing delivery hit by crisis
Serious defects in low-cost housing

Occupiers 'won't be tolerated'2009-07-31 14:29
Gauteng's housing MEC says people must not manipulate the housing process by taking illegal occupation of RDP homes.
46 illegally occupy RDP houses
Angry residents seize RDP houses

Housing backlog concerns Sexwale2009-06-30 21:09
While great strides have been made in housing provision, the shortfall remains of great concern, Human Settlements Minister Tokyo Sexwale says.
Sexwale asks business for help
Housing delivery hit by crisis