Question NW1317 to the Minister of Human Settlements
30 June 2017 - NW1317
Stubbe, Mr DJ to ask the Minister of Human Settlements
(a) When did the Vulindlela Development Association housing project in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, commence, (b) what is the progress of the project, (c)(i) how many houses have been built to date and (ii) how many are occupied and (d) what is the (i) current and (ii) projected costs of the project?
Reply:
(a) The Vulindlela Rural Housing Project commenced in March 2011.
(b) The progress of the project is as follows:
Completed Platforms: 19 490
Completed slabs: 18 413
Completed wall plates: 16 922
Completed Houses: 15 928
Completed Houses with Jojo tanks installed: 15 667
(c) (i) Completed houses: 15 928
(ii) Units occupied: 15 667
(d) Approved Project Budget: R2 587 053 561.62
Expenditure to date: R 1 765 667 534.36
Balance of available Project Budget for MTEF: R821 386 534.36