Question to the Minister of Human Settlements - NW932

30 March 2022 - NW932

Herron, Mr BN to ask the Minister of Human Settlements

(1)Given that in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, national departments were instructed in 2020 to initiate programmes and/or issue directives and/or regulations under their respective portfolios to contain the spread of the virus, and noting that her department proposed the implementation of the Transitional Residential Housing Units and the De-densification of Overcrowded Areas directive in order to contain the spread of COVID-19, which lead to the identification of a total of 29 informal settlements throughout the Republic for the specified directive, (a) which informal settlements were identified in each province and (b) who was responsible for the implementation of the Transitional Housing Units and De-densification directive for each informal settlement; (2) what was the Transitional Residential Housing Units and De-Densification directive for each specified informal settlement; (3) (a) which of the informal settlements were de-densified as proposed, (b)(i) where and (ii) how were they de-densified and (c) what was the nature of the transitional residential housing units that were provided?

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Question 932 (1) (a)	Question 932 (1) (b)	Question 932 (2)	Question 932 (3) (a)	Q932 (3) (b) (i) (ii)	Question 932 (c)
Province	Municipality	Name of Informal settlement	Responsible for TRU and De-densification	TRU and Dedensification directive	Informal Settlements de-densified	Where and how they were de-densified	Nature of TRU
Gauteng	City of Johannesburg	Diepsloot	HDA	Construction of 2 208 TRU’s	The Project was handed back to the CoJ for further implementation following the expiry of the implementation protocol (IP) between the HDA and CoJ. There were no completed TRUs at the time of hand over to the City.	N/A	N/A
			COJ	Resettlement of 1348 approved beneficiaries to completed units in Riverside Project	Project was completed	N/A	N/A
Gauteng	City of Johannesburg	Zandspruit	HDA / COJ	Construction of 1402 TRUs on Zandspruit Ext. 84	The Project was handed back to the CoJ for further implementation following the expiry of the implementation protocol (IP) between the HDA and CoJ. There were no completed TRUs at the time of hand over to the City.	N/A	N/A
1. Gauteng	City of Johannesburg	Ivory Park (Rabie Ridge)	HDA / COJ	Construction of 1200 TRUs Erven 1075 & 1345 Rabie Ridge	3 TRU show houses completed, however, they were destroyed during community unrests due to delayed payment of locals. The project was then handed over to the City of Johannesburg for further implementation	N/A	N/A
2. Gauteng	City of Johannesburg	Alex Stjwetla	JOSHCO / GDHS	Construction of 4581 TRUs	The project is being implemented by JOSHCO to de-densify Stjwetla informal settlementand they are in the process of constructing 1500 TRUs	N/A	N/A
3. Gauteng	Merafong	Khutsong	HDA / GDHS	Allocation of 1500 completed units in Elijah Barayi to qualifying beneficiaries	Khutsong/Kokosi	894 households relocated into completed housing units in Elijah Barayi by the HDA and the rest were relocated by the Gauteng Provincial Department of Human Settlements.	N/A
4. Gauteng	City of Tshwane	Mamelodi Hostel	HDA / COT	Construction of 1000 TRUs	Mamelodi Hostel	The project scope was reduced to 633 units of which 454 are completed. The process of allocating the completed units to the targeted beneficiaries was done by the City of Tshwane.	Relocatable 30 m2 primed steel rectangular tubing used for wall frames and brown chromadeck broad float for external cladding, gypsum fire board is used for internal cladding on all walls as well as Internal partition wall.
5. Gauteng	City of Tshwane	The TRU and TRA are required accommodate Mamelodi flood victims.	HDA / COT	Construction of 100 TRUs	Mamelodi flood victims. The households have resided in halls and churches since the floods	62 units were completed out of the initial planned 100 units. There were no beneficiaries identified by City of Tshwane to construct the remaining 38 units.	Relocatable 30m2 prefabricated fibre cement formwork modular panel structure with a design life span of more than 15 years.
6. Limpopo	Fetakgomo-Tubatse	Burgersfort Ext 10	HDA	Relocation of 152 households to TRUs on farm Apiesdoringdraai	Burgersfort Ext 10	The project was suspended by the Limpopo Department of CoGHSTA.	N/A
7. Limpopo	Tzaneen	Talana Hostel	HDA	Relocation of 40 households to TRUs on adjacent land	Talana Hostel	40 units completed; however, the remedial works has not been implemented pending approval of the building plans by the municipality.	Light steel 30 m2 relocatable structure with external IBR gladding.
8. Limpopo	Lephalale	Mamojela	Water & Sanitation	Augment basic services provision (water)	Augmentation of basic services completed	Augmentation of basic services completed	N/A
9. Limpopo	Thabazimbi	Smashblock	Water & Sanitation	Augment basic services provision (water)	Augmentation of basic services completed	Augmentation of basic services completed	N/A
10. Limpopo	Elias Motsoaledi	Rossenekal	Water & Sanitation	Augment basic services provision (water)	Augmentation of basic services completed	Augmentation of basic services completed	N/A
11. Northwest	Rustenburg	Boitekong	NWPDHS	Allocation of 600 sites in Boitekong Ext 16 to qualifying households and resettlement of households to permanent stands – internal reticulation and bulk infrastructure	No de-densification done to date	N/A	N/A
	Madibeng	Klipgat Madibeng Hills	Water & Sanitation	Augment basic services provision (water)	Augmentation of basic services completed	Augmentation of basic services completed	N/A
13. Western Cape	City of Cape Town	Du Noon	HDA	1500 TRUs	No de-densification done to date	N/A	N/A
14. Western Cape	City of Cape Town	Kosovo	HDA	2000 TRUs	No de-densification done to date	N/A	N/A
15. Western Cape	City of Cape Town	Airport Precinct, Khayelitsha	HDA	3000 TRUs	No de-densification done to date	N/A	N/A
16. Eastern Cape	Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality	Mdantsane Duncan Village	HDA	The directive involves the construction of 1174 units to accommodate residents of the Duncan Village informal settlements.	465 Units completed to date (Mtsotso – Mdantsane)	The de-densification involves the construction of 1174 units on identified sites adjacent to Duncan Village	The 30m2 transitional residential housing units are built with alternative building material on the outskirts of an existing township. These are family units located in a fenced settlement that provide both healthy living and security to the residents of the settlements
17. Eastern Cape	Buffalo City	Ziphunzana bypass & Gompo	ASLA	Construction of 2000 TRU’s in Ziphunzana bypass & Gompo	1088 serviced sites completed	N/A	N/A
18. Eastern Cape	Nelson Mandela	Moegesukkel	Water & Sanitation	Augment basic service (water and sanitation)	Augmentation of basic services completed	Augmentation of basic services completed	N/A
19. Northern Cape	Sol Plaatjie	Rietvalei	Water & Sanitation	Augment basic services provision (water)	Augmentation of basic services completed	Augmentation of basic services completed	N/A
20. Northern Cape	Sol Plaatjie	Lerato Park	Water & Sanitation	Augment basic services provision (water)	Augmentation of basic services completed	Augmentation of basic services completed	N/A
21. Northern Cape	Springbok	Witbank	Water & Sanitation	Augment basic services provision (water)	Augmentation of basic services completed	Augmentation of basic services completed	N/A
22. Northern Cape	Phokwane	Nkandla	Water & Sanitation	Augment basic services provision (water)	Augmentation of basic services completed	Augmentation of basic services completed	N/A
23. KZN	eThekwini	Amaoti	eThekwini	Augmentation of water services	N/A	N/A	N/A
24. KZN	eThekwini	Kennedy Road	eThekwini	45 units	Project Complete	N/A	N/A (permanent housing)
25. Free State	Mangaung	Caleb Motshabi / Kgotsong	Mangaung	Provision of additional basic services points	Project Complete	N/A	N/A
26. Free State	Mangaung	Grassland	Mangaung	Provision of additional basic services points	Project Complete	N/A	N/A
27.Free State	Mangaung	Bloemside Phase 7	Mangaung	Provision of additional basic services points	Project Complete	N/A	N/A
28. Free State	Mangaung	Bloemside 9&10	Mangaung	Provision of additional basic services points	Project Complete	N/A	N/A
30.Mpumalanga	Emalahleni	Iraq	Emalahleni	Augment basic services provision (water)	Augmentation of basic services completed	Augmentation of basic services completed	N/A

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30 March 2022 - NW932

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