To inform the Portfolio Committee of the developments around the Informal Settlement Upgrading Projects in the Northern Cape

Projects

NC has identified two areas for the pilot projects

1. Lerato Park - Kimberley
2. 2. Ou Boks - Colesberg

Lerato Park falls within the Galeshewe urban development node of So Plaatje Municipality

Ou Boks is situated at the entrance to Colesberg and creates unsafe living conditions.

Background

• Name of Municipality: Sol Plaatje Municipality
• Name of target township/area: Lerato Park
• Estimated number of households: 4 500
• Estimated cost: R17l 298 800

Status

• Preliminary' project application
• Due to over commitment in 2004/05 year funds for the planning, surveying phase servicing of the area allocated in 2005/06

Land

• Most land belongs to Municipality
• Private adjacent land might be

Town planning

• None
• Town planner has been appointed

Services

• None
• Only rudimentary services

Construction

• None

Social & Economic Amenities

• None

Background

Ou Boks

• Name of Municipality: Umsobomvu
• Name of target township/area: Ou Boks
• Estimated number of households: 1 500
• Estimated cost: R57 099 600

Status

• Preliminary project application submitted
• Due to over commitment in 2004/05 financial year funds for the planning, surveying and first phase servicing of the area allocated in 2005/06
• Aerial photograph of area has been taken to formally assess informal structures

Land

• The land belongs to Municipality

Town planning

• None

Services

• None
• Only rudimentary services provided

Construction

• None

Social & Economic Amenities

· None

Conclusion

• NC difficult to implement projects without funding

• Limited budget , as well as committed housing projects makes the allocation of funding to pilots projects very complex

• Staff shortages at the Department

• Current staff dedicated to the current running housing projects

• Difficult to redirect actions onto the new programme

• Beneficiaries and other role players at municipal level do not want to spent time on planning and proper socio-economic surveys'

• Focus on the housing part of the

• Policy is structured to deal with project units and more

• The Northern Cape does not have informal settlements of this size

• The province therefore has to adapt the policy order to soot the situation

Questions

Way forward

· Additional funding is being sort thru DBSA

· Additional capacity will be provided by the Housing Institutions

· Additional resources to be provided by National Department of Housing

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