Question NW3272 to the Minister of Human Settlements
05 December 2023 - NW3272
Mhlongo, Ms N to ask the Minister of Human Settlements
Whether, with reference to the 134 million that was erroneously transferred to the Bojanala Platinum District Municipality in 2019, which was meant for a human settlements development grant for the Rustenburg Municipality, the specified project has now been funded; if not, how long must the persons on the housing list who were supposed to benefit from the project wait before the project is funded again; if so, what progress has been made with the project?
Reply:
According to the information received from the North West Department of Human Settlements, the Bojanala Platinum District Municipality returned the erroneously transferred funds back to the North West Department of Human Settlements. The Boitekong Cluster Project is currently funded by the province under two grants, namely the Human Settlements Development Grant (HSDG) for bulk infrastructure and top structure as well as the Informal Settlements Upgrading Partnership Grant (ISUP) for planning and servicing. A tripartite Agreement has since been signed between the National Department of Human Settlements, the Province and the Rustenburg Municipality on the implementation of the project. Further to this, the province has also signed an Implementation Protocol with the Rustenburg Municipality, where the province has appointed contractors in the third quarter to construct 1849 houses on serviced sites, while the Municipality has appointed professional service providers.