Human Settlements

2015-03-17

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Reply received: June 2015

QUESTION NO.: 1942

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 21 MAY 2015

Mr K P Sithole (IFP) to ask the Minister of Human Settlements:

(a) How many RDP houses (i) have been built since 1994, (ii) were sold by the persons such houses were allocated to and (iii) have been sold to the (aa) Government and (bb) private sector and (b) what disciplinary action has she taken against those persons who sold their RDP houses within the 8-year period? NW2166E

REPLY:

(a) (i) As at 31 March 2015, 2,929,841 subsidy Houses/Units were built across the range of approved national housing programmes.

(ii) An estimated 3 411 subsidy houses are reported to have been sold by beneficiaries. The Department is conducting a study to determine the extent of the sale of houses and the reasons thereof.

(iii) (aa) None were sold to Government

(bb) The department is aware of at least 3 411 subsidy houses that were reportedly sold to private individuals.

(b) It is not possible to take disciplinary action against beneficiaries because they are not employed by the government. While the Housing Act 107 of 1997, as amended by the Housing Amendment Act 4 of 2001 sets out that a subsidy beneficiary “shall not sell or otherwise alienate his or her dwelling or site within a period of eight years” as a condition of the state housing subsidy programme, no punitive measures are stipulated in this regard. We are looking at closing this lacuna in our law.

I invite the Honourable member to partner with us in educating our people about the asset we are providing to them in the form of a BNG house and the various housing opportunities we provide to our citizens. Our people must be cognisant of the fact that they only qualify once for housing assistance from government and therefore a decision to sell the houses we provide them should not be taken lightly, it should be driven by the fact that their economic conditions have changed for the better. Accordingly, during my budget vote speech in the National Assembly on 7 May 2015, I said, “Our hope is that owners selling their houses will do it legally under circumstances that are regulated. Our job as government is to regulate the sale of houses so that the transaction is legal and that the seller is well informed and consciously takes a decision to sell. There is great value in the houses we give our people, and we want them to appreciate that. To the extent that it is possible, I would urge beneficiaries of houses please to look after their houses carefully and consider before they sell’.

Reply received: June 2015

QUESTION NO.: 1933

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 21 MAY 2015

Ms T Gqada (DA) to ask the Minister of Human Settlements:

(a) Who are the current chief financial officers of (i) her department and (ii) the entities reporting to her and (b) what is the qualification of each chief financial officer? NW2154E

REPLY:

(a) (i) & (ii) In accordance with the document titled, “Guide to Parliamentary Questions in the National Assembly”, I may not divulge names of the Chief Financial Officer (CFO)of my Department or the entities reporting to me. This documents states the following:

“Questions are to be framed as concisely as possible. All unnecessary adjectives, references and quotations are omitted. Names of persons, bodies and, for example, newspapers are only used in questions if the facts surrounding the case have been proven. As the mere mention of such names could be construed as publicity for or against them, it should be clear that this practice is highly undesirable. If a question will be unintelligible without mentioning such names, the Departments concerned are notified of the name (-s) and this phrase is used: ".......a certain person (name furnished)”

(b) The qualifications are as follows:

(i) Acting CFO of the Department of Human Settlements:

B.Comm Degree, National Diploma in Project Management, Certificate in Management Practices and short courses in PFMA and Treasury Regulations.

- National Housing Finance Corporation: B Compt Hons (Unisa), CA (SA).
- Rural Housing Loan Fund: Chartered Accounting (South Africa).
- Estate Agency Affairs Board: Bcompt, Diploma in Management Accounting, Postgraduate Diploma in Management Accounting, Professional Qualification-CIMA and Qualified Chartered Management Accountant
- National Urban Reconstruction and Housing Agency: Bcom, Bcompt (hon) CTA, CA (SA).
- National Home Builders Registration Council: Qualified CA (SA), MBL, BCompt (Honours).
- Housing Development Agency: Chartered Accountant (SA).
- Community Scheme Ombud Services: Honours in Business management & Administration, MBA (incomplete).
- Social Housing Regulatory Authority: the position is vacant.

Reply received: June 2015

QUESTION 1845

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 21 MAY 2015

Mr S M Gana (DA) to ask the Minister of Human Settlements:

(1) (a) How many community residential units (CRUs) were upgraded in the (i) 2012-13, (ii) 2013-14 and (iii) 2014-15 financial years in each province and (b) what was the total cost of the upgrades in each province;

(2) how many persons benefited in each case;

(3) who is responsible for the management of the specified CRUs? NW2066E

REPLY:

The information required by the Honourable member is provided in the table below:

Province	2012-2013	2013-2014	2014-2015	Total Cost of Upgrades in each province	Number of beneficiaries	Management Agent
Gauteng	835	248	20	R1 456 508 000.00	3309	Municipalities
Free State	228	228	358	R 355 000 000.00	313 128 (before end July 2015)	Amohela Property Management Company
Mpumalanga	78	206	179	R 252 435 942.42	2012-12: 78 households 2013-14: 206 households 2014-15: 179 households	Municipalities, Social Housing Institutions and the Provincial Department of Human Settlements.
Kwazulu Natal	Nil	96	1609	R 115 000 000.00	2013-14: 96 households 2014-15: 18 households and 105 individuals 24 units are in the process of being allocated.	Ethekwini Municipality. Umhlathuze Municipalities.
Western Cape	1133	1806	1228	R1 458 997 748.00	2012-13: 1133 households 2013-14: 1806 households 2014-15: 1228 households	City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality
North West	100	200	200	R 188 179 961.65	298 households	AVI Property Management Group and Rustenburg Local Municipality.
Limpopo	189	Nil	Nil	R 53 039 332.98	Handed over to the municipality for beneficiary administration.	Polokwane Housing Association
Northern Cape	Nil	Nil	Nil	-	-	-
Eastern Cape	Nil	Nil	Nil	-	-	-

Reply received: June 2015

QUESTION 1844

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 21 MAY 2015

Mr S M Gana (DA) to ask the Minister of Human Settlements:

(2) (a) what amount was actually spent and (b) how many houses were built in each specified financial year;

(3) whether each province spent its allocated budget on emergency housing in each specified financial year; if not, what happened to the funds not spent? NW2065E

REPLY:

(1) Budget for Emergency Housing Assistance per Province

(a) 2012-13

Province	Budget
	R'000
Eastern Cape	121 572
Free State	15 289
Gauteng	-
KwaZulu-Natal	194 560
Limpopo	35 166
Mpumalanga	3 600
Northern Cape	16 949
North West	35 612
Western Cape	-
Total	422 748

(b) 2013-14

Province	Budget
	R'000
Eastern Cape	132 810
Free State	48 482
Gauteng	-
KwaZulu-Natal	110 202
Limpopo	37 034
Mpumalanga	53 543
Northern Cape	9 648
North West	46 253
Western Cape	-
Total	437 962

Province	Budget
	R'000
Eastern Cape	76 422
Free State	7 346
Gauteng	869 000
KwaZulu-Natal	202 056
Limpopo	35 503
Mpumalanga	32 340
Northern Cape	79
North West	50 721
Western Cape	-
Total	1, 273 467

(2) (a) Expenditure per Province

(i) 2012-13

Province	Spent
	R'000
Eastern Cape	66 666
Free State	653
Gauteng	-
KwaZulu-Natal	132 552
Limpopo	15 211
Mpumalanga	42 473
Northern Cape	4 159
North West	8 074
Western Cape	41 594
Total	311 382

(ii) 2013-14

Province	Spent
	R'000
Eastern Cape	145 233
Free State	28 584
Gauteng	-
KwaZulu-Natal	230 762
Limpopo	3 321
Mpumalanga	39 367
Northern Cape	5 113
North West	79 026
Western Cape	50 551
Total	581 957

(iii) 2014-15

Province	Spent
	R'000
Eastern Cape	83 580
Free State	8 955
Gauteng	560 309
KwaZulu-Natal	138 722
Limpopo	699
Mpumalanga	36 407
Northern Cape	686
North West	39 656
Western Cape	73 241
Total	942 255

(b) Number of houses built

(i) 2012-13

Province	Units

Eastern Cape	62
Free State	17
Gauteng	-
KwaZulu-Natal	2 174
Limpopo	232
Mpumalanga	555
Northern Cape	19
North West	398
Western Cape	471
Total	2 928

(ii) 2013-14

Province	Units

Eastern Cape	1 260
Free State	570
Gauteng	-
KwaZulu-Natal	1 693
Limpopo	62
Mpumalanga	361
Northern Cape	1
North West	954
Western Cape	760
Total	5 661

(iii) 2014-15

Province	Units

Eastern Cape	963
Free State	76
Gauteng	17 028
KwaZulu-Natal	632
Limpopo	11
Mpumalanga	415
Northern Cape	50
North West	452
Western Cape	708
Total	20 335

(3) Money saved on Emergency funding was used to relieve outstanding pressures from other instruments during the specified financial years as indicated in the tables below:

2012/13

Province	Budget	Spent	Variance	Programmes where money was moved and how much each programme benefited from shifting of funds
Province	R'000	R'000	R'000
Eastern Cape	121 572	66 666	54 906	Funds were surrendered back to National through Provincial Treasury.
Free State	15 289	653	14 636	Savings was shifted to Operational capital budget ,FLISP and CRU
Gauteng	-	-	-
KwaZulu-Natal	194 560	132 552	62 008
Limpopo	35 166	15 211	19 955	All unspent conditional, grants including emergency housing, were surrendered to Treasury.
Mpumalanga	3 600	42 473	-38 873
Northern Cape	16 949	4 159	12 790	IRDP R12m / ISUP R790
North West	35 612	8 074	27 538
Western Cape	20 782	41 594	-20 812	The Province accelerated the Access to basic services, spending R22,3m on this item; Funds from UISP
Total	443 530	311 382	132 148

2013/14

Province	Budget	Spent	Variance	Programmes where money was moved and how much each programme benefited from shifting of funds
Province	R'000	R'000	R'000
Eastern Cape	132 810	145 233	-12 423	Funds were sourced from non moving programmes, * OPSCAP value of R6 945 * IRDP Top Structures Informal Settlement a value of R5 478
Free State	23 354	28 584	-5 230	a saving was realised in Integrated Residential development Phase 4 and funds were shifted to compensate for the over expenditure
Gauteng	-	-	-
KwaZulu-Natal	110 202	230 762	-120 560
Limpopo	37 034	3 321	33 713	All unspent conditional, grants including emergency housing, were surrendered to Treasury.
Mpumalanga	53 543	39 367	14 176
Northern Cape	9 648	5 113	4 535	PL R2.9 / Rec 1.6
North West	46 253	79 026	-32 773
Western Cape	30 978	50 551	-19 573	The Province once again spent R13,7m on Access to basic services and R4,2m on Fire damage repairs, Funds from UISP
Total	443 822	581 957	-138 135

2014/15

Province	Budget	Spent	Variance	Programmes where money was moved and how much each programme benefited from shifting of funds
Province	R'000	R'000	R'000
Eastern Cape	76 422	83 580	-7 158	Funds were sourced from non-moving programmes, such as IRDP Top Structures Informal Settlements the value of R7 158 was redirected to disaster relief.
Free State	7 346	8 955	-1 609	a saving was realised in Integrated Residential development Phase 4 and funds were shifted to compensate for the over expenditure
Gauteng	869 000	560 309	308 691
Province	Budget	Spent	Variance	Programmes where money was moved and how much each programme benefited from shifting of funds
KwaZulu-Natal	202 056	138 722	63 334
Limpopo	6 261	1 925	4 336	The budget and expenditure for Emergency Housing was R6261 and R1, 925m respectively. The balance formed part of the budget-cut of R559,500million
Mpumalanga	32 340	36 407	-4 067
Northern Cape	80	3 275	-3 195	ISUP underspent R3.195
North West	50 721	39 656	11 065
Western Cape	26 500	73 241	-46 741	The Province spent R20m on Access to basic services (H.D.A.), R6m on Disaster relief, and R22m on TRA's (temporary relocation assistance) Funds from UISP
Total	1 270 726	946 070	324 656

Reply received: June 2015

QUESTION 1843

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 21 MAY 2015

Ms T E Baker (DA) to ask the Minister of Human Settlements:

(1) With regard to the Vaal River City Development in Sedibeng, Gauteng, what are the different categories of housing to be built for each income bracket;

(2) will there be any rental housing; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? NW2064E

REPLY:

(1) Provision is made in the Vaal River City Land Use Plan for high density housing units earmarked for the subsidy and bonded market. It is expected that these units will consist of bachelor, one bedroom, two bedroom and 3 bedroom units.

(2) Yes, it is envisaged that there will be rental housing available in the development. At this stage, it is not clear how many units will be made available for rental as the project is still in the early planning stage and the number of rental housing units is being investigated.

Reply received: June 2015

QUESTION NO.: 1820

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 21 MAY 2015

Ms T Gqada (DA) to ask the Minister of Human Settlements:

(1) With regard to the allocation of houses at Chief Albert Luthuli Park Extension 6 Phase 3, (a) what are the names of the people on the housing list, (b) how was the list determined and (c) which people on the list have received their houses;

(2) how many houses have been built to date;

(3) who is the official determining which person receives a house;

(4) which officials physically hand over the keys of the houses to the beneficiaries? NW2040E

REPLY:

(1) (a) I have been advised that the beneficiaries of the project were identified from the Gabon Informal Settlement. Further, the Honourable member would be aware of Parliament’s convention which prohibits any public representatives, be it Members of the Executive or Honourable Members, from publishing people’s names when asking or responding to parliamentary questions. Accordingly, I will not able to provide names of people on the housing list as requested.

(b) A process of verification and registration was conducted.

(c) Applications for housing assistance were received from a total 3243 persons. To date, a total 2789 of beneficiaries have been registered and approved on the project.

(2) A total 1666 houses have been built.

(3) The Gauteng Department of Human Settlements in conjunction with the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality allocate houses to beneficiaries on the housing list of the residents of Gabon Informal Settlement as well as from the demand database of residents whom resided in the Daveyton area.

(4) The Gauteng Department of Human Settlements in conjunction with the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality have allocated project managers from both spheres of government to physically hand over keys to eligible beneficiaries.

Reply received: May 2015

QUESTION NO.: 1632

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 8 MAY 2015

Ms T E Baker (DA) to ask the Minister of Human Settlements:

(1) How many (a) rental units are currently being managed by the Govan Mbeki Housing Company (GMHC) on behalf of the Govan Mbeki Municipality in Mpumalanga and (b) where are these rental units located;

(2) how many lease agreements are (a) in place and (b) outstanding with regard to the specified rental units;

(3) what is the annual maintenance budget for the upkeep of the specified rental units;

(4) what are the areas of concern that has been identified according to the most recent audit report for the GMHC? NW1849E

REPLY:

(1) (a) The Govan Mbeki Housing Company is currently managing 270 Community Residential Units on behalf of the Govan Mbeki Municipality.

(b) The locality of the CRU units are as follows:

192 units are in the township of eMbalenhle, and
78 units are in the township of eMzinoni.

(2) All 270 tenants currently living in these units have signed lease agreements with the Govan Mbeki Housing Company.

(3) The Govan Mbeki Housing Company does not receive funding for maintenance from the Govan Mbeki Municipality’s budget. The revenue collected from tenants by the Govan Mbeki Housing Company is utilised to pay for operational costs and maintenance costs. The maintenance budget is therefore dependent on the revenue received as rent from these units.

(4) No concerns of note were identified by the most recent audit report for the Govan Mbeki Housing Company.

Reply received: May 2015

QUESTION NO.: 1599

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 8 MAY 2015

Mr A M Shaik Emam (NFP) to ask the Minister of Human Settlements:

When does she intend to address the challenges faced by approximately 30 000 less fortunate persons, who live in Heinz Park in the Cape Town Metro in inhuman and deplorable conditions of overcrowding, substandard RDP houses, with no recreational facilities and poor drainage and whose pleas to the City of Cape Town have fallen on deaf ears? NW1804E

REPLY:

I have been advised that Heinz Park is serviced in the same way as other areas in the City of Cape Town. This includes the proper provision for storm water drainage.

Whilst Heinz Park may not have an abundance of amenities, it does have a Primary School and a Community Hall, whilst other amenities are available within close proximity. There are 3 clinics situated within a radius of 1.5 km, a community centre with a library and swimming pool within 1.5 km and a transport hub with access to trains, busses, and taxis within 2 km of Heinz Park. Heinz Park is also provided with a Public Transport bus service.

As for the overcrowding conditions, Heinz Park is a formal area with private residences. The private owners are exacerbating the overcrowding conditions by providing informal accommodation to backyard dwellers.

To address the issue, occupants of the informal structures as well as those living in overcrowded conditions are encouraged to register on the City of Cape Town’s Housing Database in order for the City to provide formal housing opportunities to these people.

Reply received: May 2015

QUESTION NO.: 1580

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 24 APRIL 2015

Mr K P Sithole (IFP) to ask the Minister of Human settlements:

(1) How far have the major projects for the rectification of hostels mentioned by the former Minister of Human Settlements, Mr Tokyo Sexwale, gone in their implementation;

(2) (a) what amount was allocated to such projects and (b) what are the relevant details? NW1792E

REPLY:

(1) The Department does not have a “rectification” programme for hostels and as such there is no existence of major projects in this regard. We currently have a programme for the upgrading of hostels referred to as the Community Residential Units (CRU) programme.

Furthermore, during the budget vote debate in the National Assembly on 7 May 2015, I indicated the following:

“We are restructuring our policy on hostels. We would like to gradually abolish hostels in our towns and hostel dwellers who have lived in our towns for a number of years would qualify for a BNG house or the CRU subsidy, depending on their specific circumstances. Together with the Mayors we have agreed that the upgraded hostels would be bought by the SHRA and managed as social housing projects. This we will do in every town where we have upgraded hostels and hostel dwellers have not taken up residency. The message we want to send to hostel dwellers is that we have understood your concerns and responded to your pleas. We request that you allow us to put you up in temporary shelter while we build permanent units for you. These social housing units will give preference to under 40s who do not earn enough to buy a house. They are heavily subsidised by government and we ask our working under 40s to take this opportunity and to pay their rent and services. In time we would like to think of South Africa as an urbanising society as opposed to a society based on migrant labour”.

(2) Falls away.

Reply received: May 2015

QUESTION NO.: 1579

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 24 APRIL 2015

Mr K P Sithole (IFP) to ask the Minister of Human Settlements:

Since her reply to question 1068 on 14 April 2015, how many houses are to be rectified currently in terms of the re-rectification programme in each (a) province and (b) municipality? NW1791E

REPLY:

My Department has not instituted, and does not envisage instituting a national housing programme for the “re-rectification” of subsidy-financed dwellings. As things stand, the rectification programme is being phased out as a programme of my Department. In this regard, I wish to draw the Honourable member’s attention to my budget vote speech in the National Assembly on 7 May 2015, I said, “We are no longer rectifying houses using our budget. Any house that has defaults is the responsibility of the NHBRC, which is responsible to identify the contractor and ensure that they rectify the shoddy work. The money currently used on rectification can and will be used in building more houses’.

Reply received: May 2015

QUESTION NO.: 1563

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 24 APRIL 2015

Mr P G Atkinson (DA) to ask the Minister of Human Settlements:

Whether her department has any plans in place to (a) provide new housing and/or (b) upgrade existing housing for the residents of Thembelihle, south of Johannesburg, Gauteng; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? NW1775E

REPLY:

(a) Yes. The Gauteng Provincial Department of Human Settlements has plans in place to address the housing needs for the residents of Thembelihle. Following a detailed geotechnical investigation conducted by the City of Johannesburg for Thembelihle, it was determined that the area is dolomitic and as a result not suitable for human habitation. It was resolved by the Provincial Department that the qualifying beneficiaries of Thembelihle Informal Settlement will be relocated to Vlakfontein West (Lehae phase 2) housing project. The Provincial Department is currently busy with the registration process of all the residents of Thembelihle Informal Settlement to determine the qualification status of these people.

(b) No. At present the Gauteng Provincial Department of Human Settlements has no plans to upgrade the existing housing at Thembelihle. The Provincial Department has requested the City of Johannesburg to avail the Geotechnical Report so as to determine if the entire area of the informal settlement is indeed dolomitic or if there are portions of the area that are suitable for upgrading.

Reply received: May 2015

QUESTION NO.: 1537

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 24 APRIL 2015

Mr S M Gana (DA) to ask the Minister of Human Settlements:

(1) What amount has her department spent on guarding or securing the community residential units in Meadowlands, Dube, Mzimhlophe and Diepkloof in the (a) 2012-13, (b) 2013-14 and (c) 2014-15 financial years;

(2) (a) which companies are providing the security services and (b) what is or was the length of each company’s contract;

(3) what is the estimated cost to repair the units before occupation can happen;

(4) whether a contract to repair the units has been put out to tender; if not, (a) why not and (b) when will the tender go out; if so, what are the relevant details? NW1748E

REPLY:

(1) The amounts spent on security companies by the Gauteng Provincial Department of Human Settlements between 2012 and 2015 are provided in the table below:

NAME OF COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL UNITS DEVELOPMENT	AMOUNT SPENT
Meadowlands	R3 638 623.50
Dube	R6 541 625.31
Mzimhlope (Orlando West)	R2 422 728.00
Diepkloof	R5 482 287.36
*Total*	*R18 085 264.17*

(2) (a) Details of the companies employed for providing the security services cannot be made

public without their permission. The Honourable member would be aware of the Parliament’s convention on this regard.

(b) Their contracts were for one year (2012/2013) with an option to renew it on a monthly basis for two years, i.e.: (2012/2013 and 2013/2014).

(3) The Gauteng Province will be responsible for the security upgrades of Mzimhlophe and Diepkloof hostels and the City of Joburg will be responsible for the funding of security upgrades of Orlando west and Meadowlands.

The estimated cost to repair the units before occupation is illustrated in the tabled below:

Name of Community Residential Units development	Amount spent
Meadowlands	R 198 274.73
Dube	R3 740 000.00
Mzimhlope(Orlando West)	R 174 840.95
Diepkloof	R1 484 433.78
*Total*	*R5 597 549.46*

(4) Tenders for remedial work to be done in Dube and Diepkloof have been awarded to two contractors.

The tendering process for the other two hostels will be the responsibility of The City of Joburg Metropolitan Municipality and to date; they have not yet appointed contractors for remedial work at Orlando West and Dube. The details of when such appointments will be made are therefore not available yet.

Reply received: May 2015

QUESTION NO.: 1482

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 17 APRIL 2015

Mr H C C Krüger (DA) to ask the Minister of Human Settlements:

(a) How many invoices from private contractors to her department currently remain unpaid for longer than 30 days and (b) in each case, what (i) are the details of the (aa) contractor and (bb) services provided and (ii) what is the (aa) date of the invoice and (bb) reason why the invoice was not paid within 30 days? NW1695E

REPLY:

(a) I have been informed that a total number of 12 invoices remained unpaid for longer than 30 days as at 30 April 2015.

(b) In each case the details of the invoices are as follows:

(b)(i) (aa) Details of the contractor	(b)(i)( bb) services provided	(b)(ii) (aa) date of the invoice	(b)(ii)(bb) reason why the invoice was not paid within 30 days
Ibhubesi Information Technology	Computer	30/07/2014	User left the department and the invoice could not be located
Travel with Flair	Travelling and conferences arrangement	16/03/2015	Delay in submission of invoices for processing
Travel with Flair	Travelling and conferences arrangement	09/03/2015	Delay in submission of invoices for processing
Travel with Flair	Travelling and conferences arrangement	12/03/2015	Delay in submission of invoices for processing
Travel with Flair	Travelling and conferences arrangement	12/03/2015	Delay in submission of invoices for processing
Travel with Flair	Travelling and conferences arrangement	10/03/2015	Delay in submission of invoices for processing
Travel with Flair	Travelling and conferences arrangement	10/03/2015	Delay in submission of invoices for processing
Travel with Flair	Travelling and conferences arrangement	10/03/2015	Delay in submission of invoices for processing
Travel with Flair	Travelling and conferences arrangement	13/03/2015	Delay in submission of invoices for processing
Travel with Flair	Travelling and conferences arrangement	13/03/2015	Delay in submission of invoices for processing
Travel with Flair	Travelling and conferences arrangement	12/03/2015	Delay in submission of invoices for processing
Skynet	Courier Services	15/03/2015	Delay in submission of invoices for processing

Reply received: May 2015

QUESTION NO.: 1446

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 17 APRIL 2015

Dr G A Grootboom (DA) to ask the Minister of Human Settlements:

Does her department have a Regulatory Burden Reduction strategy in place; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details of the strategy? NW1659E

REPLY:

No, my department does not have a Regulatory Burden Reduction Strategy. In the context of providing human settlements for our people, it would be important to understand what the Honourable Member envisages such a strategy would entail. The history of spatial development under the apartheid regime is well documented. Since the advent of democracy in this country, successive administrations have put the reversal of apartheid spatial development at the forefront of transformation of the face of this country starting with programmes under Housing and now Human Settlements. Some of the programmes of my department depend directly on the availability of finance, hence we have close partnerships with finance institutions in particular the banks, amongst others. What regulatory burdens has the Honourable Member identified that would necessitate a response strategy?

Reply received: May 2015

QUESTION NO.: 1411

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 17 APRIL 2015

Ms L V James (DA) to ask the Minister of Human Settlements:

(a) What number of (i) financial, (ii) forensic and/or (iii) other investigations that were commissioned by her department have been completed since 1 April 2013 and (b) in each case, what are the relevant details on the (i) investigation including a synopsis of the facts and findings of each case, (ii) persons or third parties responsible for each investigation, (iii) total cost to date of each investigation and (iv) appropriate steps taken against officials and third parties implicated of wrongdoing in the findings of the investigations? NW1624E

REPLY:

(a) The National Department of Human Settlements received 295 cases from 01 April 2013 to date. These cases were referred to the Department by the Presidency, National Anti-Corruption Hotline and members of the public. The cases were analysed and grouped into various categories of irregularities identified and which impact negatively on the government’s mandate and commitment to provide adequate access to housing and sustainable human settlements.

(b) The Department has, since April 2013, conducted forensic investigations into the following categories of alleged fraud and corruption:

Delayed allocation of low income-houses;
Eviction/ threats of eviction within social/ rental housing;
Illegal sale and/ or allocation of low-income houses (with more cases reported in and around Gauteng Province); and
Suspected illegal sale of low-income houses in the media (GUMTREE, JUNK MAIL, OLX, etc.).

Synopsis of facts and findings

Delayed allocation of low-income houses

This concerns the delay in the allocation of houses to the beneficiaries. The investigation revealed that there are various contributory factors to the delay in accessing low-income houses, namely:

Incomplete information furnished by applicants;
Relocation of applicants from one province to the other, for various reasons including employment;
Inadequate beneficiary administration system (including inconsistent application of the Housing Subsidy System);
Illegal sale and allocation of low-income houses to non-qualifying persons; and
Incomplete or slow implementation of human settlements projects by municipal and provincial governments.

Eviction/ threats of eviction within the social or rental stock housing;

This investigation was informed by allegations of unfair eviction and harassment of social housing tenants by the body corporates or housing associations. My Department, in its investigation confirmed allegations of eviction in some cases. Consultations with relevant stakeholders (particularly tenants, body corporates and housing companies) provided the department with a list of reasons for the evictions, namely:

Inaccurate/ false information supplied to support application for a subsidy;
Unregulated and inconsistent increment of monthly rental;
Rent boycott and flat rate payment of monthly rental by tenants;
Non-affordability of social housing units;
Poor/ lack of consumer education for tenants;
High maintenance costs for social housing flats; and
Bogus/ corrupt/ suspect members of the body corporate.

Illegal sale and/ or allocation of low-income houses

These investigations were selected from a high volume of complaints alleging illegal sale and/ or allocation of low-income houses. Allegations made by the complainants were substantiated and it was established that:

There are a number of syndicates that are behind these irregularities. Members of these syndicates include (amongst others) councillors (and their family members), current and former Ward Committee members, provincial government human settlements employees, court officials (Clerks) and Sheriff’s Office. Further, it was noted that Government employees (particularly police, nurses, and teachers) are amongst illegal occupants of low-income houses through the illegal sales and/ or rentals.

In respect of the suspected illegal sale of low-income houses on open media (GUMTREE, JUNK MAIL, OLX, etc), our investigation found that these are actions of syndicates which include bogus estate agents, councillors, deeds office and legal HSS beneficiaries. This result in some houses advertised and sold without the knowledge of owners. Figures show 383 low-income houses were sold in open media and a majority of these houses are in Gauteng Province.

(iii) The Department has since 1 April 2013 to date budgeted for and spent R37 million on forensic investigations.

(iv) Intervention Measures

approximately 200 cases were registered with the South African Police Service for criminal investigation out of which (7) suspects have been arrested to date. In addition, six (6) draft charges have been drafted and referred to the department’s labour relations unit for possible implementation of progressive corrective measures.

Reply received: May 2015

QUESTION NO.: 1356

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 17 APRIL 2015

Mr S M Gana (DA) to ask the Minister of Human Settlements:

(1) When does she expect the Marikana Extension 2 Integrated Development project to be completed;

(2) what (a) number of Breaking New Ground housing units will be built, (b) are the names of the persons earmarked to occupy these units and (c) is the income bracket of the intended recipients;

(3) (a) what number of Community Residential Units (CRUs) will be built, (b) what are the names of the persons earmarked to occupy these units, (c) what is the income bracket of the intended recipients and (d) whether mineworkers earning above the respective threshold will benefit from the CRU project? NW1568E

REPLY:

Pursuant to the national call for the upliftment of living conditions and the provision of affordable housing for mining communities, Lonmin donated 50 hectares of serviced land known as Marikana Extension 2. Lonmin’s contribution was made at a signing ceremony on 29 October 2013 to the National Department of Human Settlements, North West Department of Human Settlements and Rustenburg Municipality. In line with the Special Presidential Package (SPP) on the Revitalization of Mining Towns and allocated funding, the development will be optimized to deliver affordable homes (both ownership and rental) for the Marikana local community, which includes Lonmin employees.

(1) The Marikana Extension 2 Human Settlements development is to be implemented throughout the MTEF period. However, the first phase of 292 BNG units and 252 CRUs is to be completed by August 2015.

(2) (a) In total, 535 BNG units will be constructed for this development.

The National Housing Needs Register system will be used to determine deserving beneficiaries because it provides for a fair transparent and just process of selection of prospective subsidy beneficiaries and allows for regional specific preferential selection criteria.

The allocation of the BNG houses will be done in terms of the General Guidelines of the National Housing Code.

The income bracket of the intended recipients of BNG units is R0 – R3500.00 per month. They will be expected to meet the qualifying criteria as per the Housing Policy.

(3) (a) A total of 2089 units are earmarked to be built for both the Community Residential Units and Social Housing programmes. The determination of the actual numbers will depend on the feasibility studies to be conducted by the Social Housing Institutions (SHIs) to be appointed. This will take into consideration the demographics of Marikana and availability of funding.

(b) People earmarked are from the surrounding informal settlements and who meet the qualifying criteria of CRUs as per the policy.

Income bracket of CRU recipients is R0-R3500.00. They will be expected to meet the qualifying criteria as per the Housing Policy.

Mine workers that earn above this threshold may qualify for the Social Housing and the FLISP programmes where the threshold is up to R16 000.00. A total of 34 units are earmarked for FLISP.

Reply received: May 2015

QUESTION NO.: 1355

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 17 APRIL 2015

Mr S M Gana (DA) to ask the Minister of Human Settlements:

(a) What total number of hectares were acquired by the Housing Development Agency in the (i) 2012-13, (ii) 2013-14 and (iii) 2014-15 financial years and (b) what number of hectares have been allocated for (i) Breaking New Ground housing units, (ii) full-serviced sites and (iii) low-cost and mixed developments? NW1567E

REPLY:

(a) The total number of hectares acquired by the Housing Development Agency in the financial years (i) 2012-13 is 7531.4461 hectares, (ii) 2013-14 is 3819.0631 hectares and (iii) 2014-15 is 3698.2973 hectares.

(b) (i) 2538.8468 hectares have been allocated for Breaking New Ground housing units, (ii) 5735.2271 hectares have been allocated for full-serviced sites and (iii) 2024.7746 hectares have been allocated for low-cost and mixed developments.

Reply received: April 2015

QUESTION NO.: 1214

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 27 MARCH 2015

Mr S M Gana (DA) to ask the Minister of Human Settlements:

(1) With reference to the reply by the Minister of Human Settlements on 1 August 2014, how much did each metropolitan municipality spend on the rectification of government subsidised houses (a) in the (i) 2012-13 and (ii) 2013-14 financial years and (b) since 1 April 2014;

(2) in respect of each period, (a) how many houses had to be rectified, (b) what is the age of the specified houses and (c) what were the main causes for the (i) condition of the specified houses and (ii) need to rectify them? NW1420E

REPLY:

I wish to preface my response by re-stating my stance on the rectification programme. During the Govan Mbeki Awards in August 2014, I indicated that poor workmanship by contractors will not be tolerated and it is my intention to scrap this programme and ensure that the onus is on each and every contractor to build properly or return to repair. This will allow us to return these resources to people who have been waiting for houses.

However, it should be noted that rectification is not always as a result of poor workmanship. Approximately 60% of the houses assessed were at various stages of structural failures. The assessment revealed that the rest need attention for normal maintenance by the beneficiary. This therefore did not affect or relate to the structure. Most structural failures were observed in the foundations where the structure that was put up did not match or was not suited for the soil classification in the area.

To address engineering challenges and/or poor workmanship, I have instructed the NHBRC to strengthen its inspection mandate through increasing the inspection staff. They are involved in home building inspections, forensic engineering investigations and assessment of houses for rectification. The Honourable member would be pleased to know that the NHRBC has been able to suspend some builders not compliant with building regulations. We continue to sharpen this instrument to ensure that we bring to an end the need to rectify houses because of poor workmanship by contractors. Furthermore, the NHBRC is enhancing building skills of home builders through training.

I know the Honourable member is keen to get figures on rectification and I am in search for a holistic picture and the extent of the problem. In this regard, the NHBRC has been conducting forensic assessments in provinces and once this work has been completed we will be in a position to provide information requested.

Reply received: April 2015

QUESTION NO.: 1182

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 27 MARCH 2015

Mr S M Gana (DA) to ask the Minister of Human Settlements:

(a) How many sick leave days were taken by employees of her department in the 2013-14 financial year and (b) what was the total cost thereof in rand? NW1383E

REPLY:

(a) I have been advised that the number of sick leave days taken by employees during 2013/14 financial year was 3928.

(b) The cost thereof was R4,578,237.31

Reply received: April 2015

QUESTION NO.: 1148

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 27 MARCH 2015

Mr T R Majola (DA) to ask the Minister of Human Settlements:

(a) What amount did (i) her department and (ii) state entities reporting to her spend on each newspaper subscription in each month (aa) in the (aaa) 2011-12, (bbb) 2012-13 and (ccc) 2013-14 financial years and (bb) during the period 1 April 2014 up to the latest specified date for which information is available and (b) how many copies of each newspaper were ordered on each day of the week (i) in each specified financial year and (ii) during the period 1 April 2014 up to the latest specified date for which information is available? NW1313E

REPLY:

(a) (i) The National Department of Human Settlements spent (aaa) R209 091.63 on newspaper subscription in 2011/12; (bbb) R388 912.15 in 2012/13; (ccc) R213576.85 in 2013/14 and (bb) R408 565.64 in 2014/15. A detail of the monthly expenditure is attached as Annexure A see the link. /files/RNW1148-150428AnnexureA.docx

(ii) The National Department of Human Settlements’ entities spent (aaa) R174 687.98 on newspaper subscription in 2011/12; R164 326.52 in 2012/13; R119 805.05 in 2013/14 and R193 764.33 in 2014/15. Detailed expenditure is attached as Annexure A:

(b) The number of copies of each newspaper ordered on each day of the week (i) in each specified financial year and (ii) during the period 1 April 2014 up to the latest specified date for which information is available is attached as Annexure B see the link: /files/RNW1148-150428Annexure_B.docx

Reply received: April 2015

QUESTION NO.: 1113

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 27 MARCH 2015

Mr T Z Hadebe (DA) to ask the Minister of Human Settlements:

What amount did (a) her department and (b) entities reporting to her spend on advertising in The New Age newspaper in the (i) 2011-12, (ii) 2012-13 and (iii) 2013-14 financial years? NW1278E

REPLY:

(a) The department spending on advertisement in the New Age newspaper:

YEAR	TOTAL AMOUNT	CAMPAIGN/EVENT	BREAKDOWN
2011/2012	R310 455.29	Call for applications to be members of the Office of Disclosure	R55 219.32
		Each One Settle One campaign	R255 235.97
2012/2013	R840 987.24	Human Settlement awards 2012 Post Budget Vote campaign Post Govan Mbeki awards-campaign Each One Settle One campaign -Masimong Advert announcing the Estate Agency Affairs Industry Summit Board Campaign promoting Social Housing	R 108,333.01 R 92,836.93 R 293,813.57 R 121,777.99 R 77,319.36 R 146,906.78
2013/2014	R609 835.60	Four-page spread on the outcomes of the Govan Mbeki Awards in the New Age Newspaper	R609 835.60

(b) None of the entities reporting to the Minister spent money on advertising in The New Age newspaper in the (i) 2011-12, (ii) 2012-13 and (iii) 2013-14 financial years.

Reply received: April 2015

QUESTION NO.: 1068

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 20 MARCH 2015

Mr K P Sithole (IFP) to ask the Minister of Human Settlements:

What (a) are the relevant details regarding the current status of the rectification programme of (i) dilapidated pre-1994 houses and (ii) post-1994 structurally defective RDP houses in each province and (b) time frames are in place for the completion of the rectification process? NW1229E

REPLY:

Honourable member, I wish to reiterate what I said during the Govan Mbeki Awards in 2014 and assure you that poor workmanship by contractors will not be tolerated and will soon be a thing of the past. I have instructed the NHBRC to strengthen its inspection mandate through increasing the inspection staff. They are involved in home building inspections, forensic engineering investigations and assessment of houses for rectification. The Honourable member would be pleased to know that the NHRBC has been able to suspend some builders not compliant with building regulations. We continue to sharpen this instrument to ensure that we bring to an end the need to rectify houses because of poor workmanship by contractors. Furthermore, the NHBRC is enhancing building skills of home builders through training.

(a) The NHBRC has been engaged by the respective provinces on forensic assessments and once this work has been completed we will know the extent of the problem.

(b) This information is yet to be determined as it is depend on the extent of the challenge we are confronted with.

Reply received: April 2015

QUESTION NO.: 978

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 20 MARCH 2015

Ms J F Terblanche (DA) to ask the Minister of Human Settlements:

(1) With regard to each of the housing programmes in the North West, what is the number of (a) substandard houses, (b) substandard houses that have been demolished, (c) substandard houses still to be demolished, (d) substandard houses which have been repaired and (e) substandard houses still to be repaired;

(2) what remedial steps have been taken by her department to ensure that substandard houses are not delivered to the housing recipients;

(3) what steps have been taken against defaulting (a) officials and (b) contractors? NW1137E

REPLY:

(1) (a) While the North West province plans to rectify 2043 units in 2015/16 after assessments identified poor workmanship in some projects in municipalities such as the Naledi Local Municipality, the department has not at this stage comprehensively quantified the total number of substandard houses per programme. Substandard houses are classified during inspections by competent persons (engineers and house inspectors). Should the house be deemed to be substandard, remedial measures are recommended by the engineer. This could range from repairing the identified defects, to the last option of demolishing the house. Since the inspection of houses is conducted jointly, concurrence with the NHBRC is also sought in determining the course of action.

(b) The department has recently demolished 3 houses in Huhudi, Naledi Local Municipality where poor workmanship was detected while 36 units have been demolished in Boikhutso, Ditsobotla Local municipality.

(c) The department has identified 503 houses that must still be demolished due to poor workmanship in Vryburg Ext. 5 and 8 units in Piet Plessies, Naledi Local municipality. Other demolition work will be carried out in Taung Ext. 6, Greater Taung Local Municipality for 30 foundations and 17 wall-plates that were exposed to elements for an extended period of time.

(d) The number of houses that have been rectified to date due to substandard work stands at 327. It should be noted that all substandard houses that are repaired after payment to the contractor has been effected, are done through the National Rectification programme.

(e) A total of 2 043 houses that will be rectified in 2015/16 financial year across the North West province.

2) It is currently mandatory for all projects be enrolled with the NHBRC to ensure quality control, and to provide housing consumers with warranty cover. The department currently enrols all projects without exception with the NHBRC.

All contractors appointed by the department are registered with the NHBRC.
Joint inspections are carried out with the NHBRC.
The department has increased its technical capacity through a Programme Management Unit (PMU) which manages projects and conducts inspections.
Building materials used in the construction of houses are now approved by the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS).

The NHBRC has strengthen its inspection mandate through increasing the inspection staff. They are involved in home building inspections, forensic engineering investigations and assessment of houses for rectification. The Honourable member would be pleased to know that the NHRBC has been able to suspend some builders not compliant with building regulations. We continue to sharpen this instrument to ensure that we bring to an end the need to rectify houses because of poor workmanship by contractors. Furthermore, the NHBRC is enhancing building skills of home builders through training.

(3) (a) None to date. Officials found guilty of defaulting will be subjected to the normal disciplinary processes.

(b) In at least once instance, the contractor was instructed to rectify defective units at his own cost. The department collaborates with the NHBRC to consider de-registering and/or blacklisting contractors found guilty of producing substandard units.

Reply received: April 2015

QUESTION NO.: 958

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 20 MARCH 2015

Ms T Gqada (DA) to ask the Minister of Human Settlements:

(1) How many informal settlements were in existence in each province by (a) 31 December 2004 and (b) 1 December 2014;

(2) whether her department is on track to achieve poverty alleviation through accelerated housing delivery as stated in the Breaking New Ground strategy; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? NW1116E

REPLY:

(1) (a) The department does not have data on informal settlements across the nine provinces as at 31 December 2004. However, the Department’s 2009/10 Survey Informal Settlements Study indicated a total of at least 2 700 informal settlements distributed as follows:

Number of informal settlements identified in 2009

Province	EC	FS	GP	KZN	LP	MP	NC	NW	WC	SA total
2009/10 NDHS informal	378	208	489	635	135	139	99	172	445	2,700

(b) The department does not have data on informal settlements across the nine provinces as at 1 December 2014. However, as at 31 March 2014 there was a reduction in the number of informal settlements from 2 700 to 2 225.

Number of informal settlements in 2014

Province	EC	FS	GP	KZN	LP	MP	NC	NW	WC	SA total
2014 NDHS informal	354	169	399	511	120	78	89	155	350	2,225

In addition to the above data, provincial departments are in the process of conducting further assessments to determine the latest status of informal settlements, which will be communicated in due course.

(2) The human settlement programmes have contributed significantly to the poverty alleviation efforts of government, especially through the provision of houses to households that never had adequate shelter before, as well as through the allocation of serviced stands which brought basic services such as water, sanitation and electricity to those families who did not have access to these services before. This was achieved through the delivery of 322 209 serviced sites and 709 062 top structures from 01 April 2009 to 28 February 2015, as well as through both primary and secondary jobs created through the construction of houses. Additionally the Department’s programmes are contributing towards poverty alleviation through short term jobs created for households in poorer areas with no income.

Reply received: April 2015

QUESTION NO.: 924

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 20 MARCH 2015

Dr M J Figg (DA) to ask the Minister of Human Settlements:

What amount was spent by (a) her department and (b) state entities reporting to her on (i) tickets and (ii) sponsorships on The New Age Breakfast Briefings for the last three financial years? NW1073E

REPLY:

(a)The Department spending on TNA Breakfast business briefing are as follows:

Item	Financial Year	Amount
1, Govan Mbeki Awards	2013/2014	R1,285,440.00
2, Human Settlement Exhibition and Indaba	2014/2015	R799,428.42
Total		R2,084,868.42

(b)Entities:

National Housing Finance Corporation

The National Housing Finance Corporation has spent nothing on (i) tickets or (ii) sponsorships on New Age Breakfast Briefings for the last three financial years.

Estate Agency Affairs Board

The Estate Agency Affairs Board has spent nothing on (i) tickets or (ii) sponsorships on New Age Breakfast Briefings for the last three financial years.

Social Housing Regulatory Authority

The Social Housing Regulatory Authority has spent R0.00 on (i) tickets and R7130.70 on (ii) sponsorships on New Age Breakfast Briefings for the last three financial years.

Rural Housing Loan Fund

The Rural Housing Loan Fund has spent nothing on (i) tickets or (ii) sponsorships on New Age Breakfast Briefings for the last three financial years.

Housing Development Agency

The Housing Development Agency has spent nothing on (i) tickets or (ii) sponsorships on New Age Breakfast Briefings for the last three financial years.

National Urban Reconstruction and Housing Agency

The National Urban Reconstruction and Housing Agency has spent R0.00 on (i) tickets and R792.30 on (ii) sponsorships on New Age Breakfast Briefings for the last three financial years.

Community Schemes Ombud Service

The Community Schemes Ombud Service has spent nothing on (i) tickets or (ii) sponsorships on New Age Breakfast Briefings for the last three financial years.

National Home Builders Registration Council

The National Home Builders Registration Council has spent R0.00 on (i) tickets and R14,260.70 on (ii) sponsorships on New Age Breakfast Briefings for the last three financial years.

Reply received: April 2015

QUESTION NO.: 889

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 20 MARCH 2015

Ms T Gqada (DA) to ask the Minister of Human Settlements:

(1) Whether her department or the entities reporting to her provides any type of sponsorships; if not, what is her department’s position in this regard; if so, (a) what are the details of each sponsorship, (b) what is the value of each sponsorship, (c) when were each of these sponsorship deals undertaken and (d) when will each of the sponsorship deals end;

(2) whether her department or any of the entities reporting to her intends to enter into any type of sponsorship deal or contract in the (a) 2015-16 and (b) 2016-17 financial years; if not, why not; if so, (i) with whom will each sponsorship deal or contract be made, (ii) what will the terms of each of the sponsorship deals or contracts be, (iii) when will each of the sponsorship deals or contracts (aa) commence and (bb) end and (iv) what is the value of each of the sponsorship deals or contracts? NW1038E

REPLY:

is for the 2014/15 financial year.

(a) The department did not provide any sponsorship and the available financial resources are directed to priority projects and activities.

(b) Entities:

Estate Agency Affairs Board

The Estate Agency Affairs Board does not provide any sponsorship due to financial constraints and the available financial resources are directed to priority projects and activities.

National Housing Finance Corporation

Details of sponsorship	Value of sponsorship	Commencement date of sponsorship	End date of sponsorship
Housing hand-over event	R15,000.00	June 2014	June 2014
Budget vote	R16,000.00	15 July 2014	15 July 2014
Housing event	R21,500.00	August 2014	August 2014
Sod turning event	R10,000.00	September 2014	September 2014
Media building event	R20,000.00	October 2014	October 2014
Sod turning event	R60,000.00	November 2014	November 2014

Social Housing Regulatory Authority

The Social Housing Regulatory did not provide any sponsorship as a result of financial constraints.

Housing Development Agency

The Housing Development Agency does not support any sponsorship.

Rural Housing Loan Fund

Details of sponsorship	Value of sponsorship	Commencement date of sponsorship	End date of sponsorship
Rally to Read	R64,000.00	26 September 2014	28 September 2014
Military Veterans Build	R 12 650.88	1 September 2014	30 September 2014
Annual National Media Build	R20,000.00	12 September 2014	5 October 2014
Women’s Day celebrations	R25,455.00	8 August 2014	8 August 2014
Youth Build	R 11 673.60	1 June 2014	30 June 2014
Event for elderly women in Cape Town	R 14 999.00	1 October 2014	31 October 2014

Community Schemes Ombud Service

The Community Schemes Ombud Service does not support any sponsorship.

National Urban Reconstruction and Housing Agency

(a)Details of sponsorship	(b)Value of the e sponsorship	(c)Commencement date of sponsorship	(d)End date of sponsorship
Youth build –Kimberly- provided 200 blankets	R10,000.00	13 November 2014	13 November 2014
Youth Brigade -provided 100 gloves	R 1,994.00	30 November 2014	02 December 2014
Military Veterans - provided 100 hard hats	R2,569.00	24 September 2014	24 September 2014
Govan Mbeki Awards - Eastern Cape - provided 7 vouchers	R14,000.00	25 April 2014	25 April 014
Pick and Pay Voucher to Ms N Mlambo for her 80 year birthday	R 1,000.00	22 November 2014	22 November 2014
Sponsorship requested by SAWIC	R 10,000.00	28 November 2014	28 November 2014
NURCHA initiative event	R27,744.90	12 March 2014	12 March 2014

National Home Builders Registration Council

Details of sponsorship	Value of sponsorship	Commencement date of sponsorship	End date of sponsorship
Govan Mbeki Awards	R150,000.00	25 April 2014	April 2014
New Age breakfast briefing	R7,130.70	November 2014	14 November 2014

(2) With regards to the department, and entities reporting to the Minister, sponsorship deal or contract in the (a) 2015-16 and (b) 2016-17 financial years is as follows:

National Department of Human Settlement

The department does not intend to enter into any type of sponsorship deal or contract in the (a) 2015-16 and (b) 2016-17 financial years. All financial resources will be directed to priority projects.

Entities:

Estate Agency Affairs Board

The Estate Agency Affairs Board does not intend to enter into any type of sponsorship deal or contract in the (a) 2015-16 and (b) 2016-17 financial years.

National Housing Finance Corporation

The National Housing Finance Corporation intends to provide sponsorships in the (a) 2015-16 financial year:

(i) Annual events

(a)(ii) Not yet determined

(a)(iii)(aa) Not yet determined

(a)(iii)(bb) Not yet determined

(a)(iv) R200,000.00

Social Housing Regulatory Authority

The Social Housing Regulatory Authority intends to provide sponsorships in the (a) 2015-16 and (b) 2016-17 financial years:

(i) Govan Mbeki Awards (b)(i) Govan Mbeki Awards

(a)(ii) Not yet determined (b)(ii) Not yet determined

(a)(iii)(aa) Not yet determined (b)(iii)(aa) Not yet determined

(a)(iii)(bb) Not yet determined (b)(iii)(bb) Not yet determined

(a)(iv) R100,000 (b)(iv) R100,000

Housing Development Agency

The Housing Development Agency does not intend to enter into any type of sponsorship deal or contract in the (a) 2015-16 and (b) 2016-17 financial years.

Rural Housing Loan Fund

The Rural Housing Loan Fund is investigating possible sponsorships in the (a) 2015-16 and (b) 2016-17 financial years. However, the details are not available as a final decision is yet to be taken in this regard.

Community Schemes Ombud Service

The Community Schemes Ombud Service does not intend to enter into any type of sponsorship deal or contract in the (a) 2015-16 and (b) 2016-17 financial years.

National Urban Reconstruction and Housing Agency

The National Urban Reconstruction and Housing Agency intends to provide sponsorships in the (a) 2015-16 financial year:

(i) Annual events

(a)(ii) Not yet determined

(a)(iii)(aa) Not yet determined

(a)(iii)(bb) Not yet determined

(a)(iv) R81,250.00

National Home Builders Registration Council

The National Home Builders Registration Council intends to provide sponsorships in the (a) 2015-16 financial year:

(i) Govan Mbeki Awards

(a)(ii) Not yet determined

(a)(iii)(aa) Not yet determined

(a)(iii)(bb) Not yet determined

(a)(iv) R150,000.00

Reply received: April 2015

QUESTION NO.: 849

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 20 MARCH 2015

Ms T Gqada (DA) to ask the Minister of Human Settlements:

(1) Is a certain person (details furnished) who registered for a house in 1998 and again in 2004 going to receive an RDP house; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(2) what is her department doing to ensure that people who have previously registered for houses are not left off any new housing project lists? NW998E

REPLY:

(1) My Department has not been able to trace the identity number provided by the Honourable member. My office tried to obtain the correct information from the Honourable member but with no avail. Once the correct information is submitted, I will follow up on the matter.

(2) The Honourable member would be aware that I have requested my Department to develop a National Housing Needs Register for the capturing of all housing needs in the Country. The key objective of the National Housing Needs Register is to establish an integrated database from which all provincial departments and/or municipalities may draw housing needs data and from which persons who have registered on the database, are invited to apply for housing subsidies as and when new houses become available. To complement the National Housing Needs Register, National Guidelines for the process of selection, invitation and subsidy application approval were introduced. These Guidelines propose a fair, equitable, transparent, and inclusive process for the selection and subsidy application approval process. The Guidelines also propose structures to oversee and manage the section, screening and decision-making process.

The Honourable member is encouraged to furnish us with full details of her concerns so that they could be adequately attended to.

Reply received: April 2015

QUESTION NO.: 690

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 13 MARCH 2015

Mr L J Basson (DA) to ask the Minister of Human Settlements:

Whether, with reference to the reply to question 2883 on 9 December 2014, her department will assist the Madibeng Local Municipality to remove the illegal occupiers from the land; if not, why not; if so, when will this be done? NW837E

REPLY:

In line with the reply to question 2883 by my colleague, the Minister of Public Works, I wish to reiterate that the matter is being resolved by the North West Provincial Department of Housing and Madibeng Local Municipality.

Furthermore, my Department has engaged in discussion with both North West Human Settlements Department and the District of Madibeng Local Municipality in trying to find an amicable solution to the problem.

I was also advised that negotiations are taking place with the community involved in order to ensure that it vacates the land with minimum friction and resistance. Further, in accordance with the Prevention of Illegal Eviction from and Unlawful Occupation of Land Act (PIE Act), the Municipality (applicant to the Court), is currently finalising efforts to find an alternative land for the people occupying the land in question.

Reply received: April 2015

QUESTION NO.: 689

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 13 MARCH 2015

Mr S M Gana (DA) to ask the Minister of Human Settlements:

(1) Who were the contractors responsible for the building of the original RDP houses which needed extensive rectification in the (a) Northern Cape, (b) Free State and (c) Eastern Cape;

(2) are any of the specified contractors currently contracted by the Government; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details;

(3) (a) what was the original cost of building such RDP houses in each case, (b) when were these houses originally built and (c) why was the cost of rectifying these houses so high;

(4) whether there were any systems in place to monitor the quality of the houses being built; if not, why not; if so, (a) what are the relevant details in each case and (b) why was there a need for such extensive rectification? NW836E

REPLY:

(1) The information provided by the provinces is as follows:

(a) Project names in the Northern Cape

PROJECT NAME

Sol Plaatje Soul City 960

Dikgatlong Longlands 702

Hantam Calvina 232

Khara Hais Newco 345

Siyancuma Breipal 515

Emthanjeni Britstown 130

Umsobomvu Colesberg Kuyasa 249

(b) project names in Free State

PROJECT NAME

Winburg 100

Brandfort 100

Bloemfontein 500

Bloemfontein 250

Bloemfontein 150

Bloemfontein 500

Bloemfontein 200

Botshabelo 400

Botshabelo 300

Thaba Nchu 400

Springfontein 250

Zastron 100

(c) The information required to respond to the question is not available within the Department and therefore the Eastern Cape Provincial Department of Human Settlements has been requested to provide the information. The details will be provided once the information has been received..

Northern Cape: Yes, one construction is currently contracted. The Contractor is building houses in Dikgatlong Bufferzone 220.

Free State: No, none of the specified Contractors are currently contracted.

Eastern Cape: The information required to respond to the question is not available within the Department and therefore the Eastern Cape Provincial Department of Human Settlements has been requested to provide the information. The details will be provided once the information has been received from the Provincial Department of Human Settlements.

Northern Cape:

Project Name	Original cost of RDP houses	Date originally constructed	Reasons for high cost of rectification
Sol Plaatje Soul City 960	R31 929/house		The province is yet to provide information in this regard
Dikgatlong Longlands 702	R31 929/per house
Hantam Calvina 232	R17 250/per house
Khara Hais Newco 345	R17 600/per house
Siyancuma Breipal 515	R18 400/per house
Emthanjeni Britstown 130	R44 694.75/per house and 48 subsidies upgraded to R62 655.45/per house
Umsobomvu Colesberg Kuyasa 249	R15 000/per house

Free State:

Project Name	Original cost of RDP houses	Date originally constructed	Reasons for high cost of rectification
Winburg 100 - Zigana Mbele	R72 417.80/per house	2010/2011	The province is yet to provide information in this regard
Brandfort 100 - Mora Phoka Trading Enterprise (2010/2011)	R72 417.80/per house	2010/2011
Bloemfontein - 500 Polokoe Dev (2010/2011)	R72 417.80/per house	2010/2011
Bloemfontein - 250 Real Deal (2010/2011)	R72 417.80/per house	2010/2011
Bloemfontein - 150 Shale Construction and Maintenance (2010/2011)	R72 417.80/per house	2010/2011
Bloemfontein - 500 Ziqoqe Constructio (2010/2011)	R 72 417.80/per house	2010/2011
Bloemfontein - 200 BMD Developers (2010/2011)	R72 417.80/per house	2011/2012
Botshabelo - 400 Ntilani Constr (2010/2011)	R72 417.80/per house	2011/2012
Botshabelo - 300 Makoya Construction (2010/2011)	R72 417.80/per house	2011/2012
Thaba Nchu - 400 Jore Construction (2010/2011)	R72 417.80/per house	2010/2011
Springfontein 250 - Flashcor	R72 417.80/per house	2010/2011
Springfontein 250 - Flashcor	R72 417.80/per house	2010/2011
Zastron 100-Mamotsotuwa	R72 417.80/per house	2010/2011

Northern Cape: Yes. (a) The building inspectors of the Provincial Department of Cooperative Governance, Human Settlements & Traditional Affairs and the relevant Municipalities inspected and monitored the quality of the houses during the construction phase.

Free State: Yes. (a) The building inspectors of the Provincial Department of Human Settlements inspected and monitored the quality of the houses during the construction phase.

(b) The information required to respond to the question was not submitted. The Provincial Departments has been requested to provide the information. The details will be provided once the information has been received from the Provincial Departments.

Reply received: April 2015

QUESTION NO.: 688

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 13 MARCH 2015

Mr S M Gana (DA) to ask the Minister of Human Settlements:

(1) Whether she has taken any steps to ensure the completion of subsidised houses that have been left incomplete in (a) Pongola in KwaZulu-Natal, (b) the Inkanyezi project in eThekwini and (c) Orange Farm in Johannesburg; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(2) whether any criminal charges have been laid against contractors who failed to complete the specified projects; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? NW835E

REPLY:

(1) (a) Yes, the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Department of Human Settlements has taken steps to complete the houses in Pongola. The project has been stalled due to the previous Contractor’s non-performance and therefore the Municipality had to terminate the contract and appointment of a new Contractor. This process took time due to the legal processes involved.

In October 2013, the Municipality appointed a new Contractor who is currently on site and is building 488 houses on the Greenfield serviced stands.

The NHBRC is also currently finalising the structural assessment of the remainder of the 229 partially completed houses. Once the final structural assessment report is received with specifications to complete the partially built houses, the Contractor will concurrently complete both the Greenfield and partially completed houses.

(b) Yes, the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Department of Human Settlements is taking steps to ensure the completion of the Inkanyezi housing project in eThekwini. The Provincial Department secured an eviction order and implemented it accordingly, but there was a counter order received from the alleged invaders.

The eThekwini Municipality established a Stakeholders Forum/Steering Committee involving participants from all aggrieved, affected and concerned parties to deliberate on complex issues and the merit of applicable scenarios to endorse recommended actions as a collective.

The Municipality has now commenced with the relevant project assessment to quantify and determine the extent of the outstanding work in order to prepare project specifications, scope of work and schedule of quantities relating to houses to be completed at different construction stages.

The Municipality undertook a field verification exercise to ascertain the status of occupants against each and every affected house in this project. The schedule of eligible beneficiaries to be considered and formalised for allocation of the houses has been agreed and adopted by the local leadership.

However, the implementation details are still debated and disputed by the local leadership. The Municipality is now in the process of obtaining a final buy-in and support from the community for the completion of the housing project. Once the Municipality has obtained the final buy-in and support from the community, the Municipality will make an application to the Provincial Department for additional funding to complete the project.

(c) Yes, the Gauteng Department of Human Settlements is taking steps to complete the houses that were left uncompleted in Orange Farm. These houses were built by Thubelisha Homes and have structural defects. Complaints were received from the community that the houses built are of poor quality. The Department conducted a quality assurance audit, and it was confirmed that these houses were poorly built. The Provincial Department then commissioned ASEDA to undertake a structural integrity investigation of these houses with a view to rectifying the structural defects. The report outlining the detail account of these structural defects has now been finalised, and the Provincial Department will rectify these houses.

(2) Pongola in KwaZulu-Natal: No. The uPhongolo Municipality paid the Contractor only for the houses that were completed. Therefore, no criminal charges were laid.

Inkanyezi project in eThekwini: No. The project was delivered through the Peoples Housing Process (PHP) and as such there were no Contractors appointed to construct the houses.

Orange Farm in Johannesburg: No. The contractor appointed to build the houses was Thubelisha Homes, which was dissolved. Therefore, no criminal charges were laid.

Reply received: April 2015

QUESTION NO.: 614

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 6 MARCH 2015

Mr S M Gana (DA) to ask the Minister of Human Settlements:

(1) How many Breaking New Ground houses in each province were allocated (a) in total, (b) to people with disabilities and (c) to child-headed households in the (aa) 2009-10, (bb) 2010-11, (cc) 2011-12, (dd) 2012-13 and (ee) 2013-14 financial years;

(2) what are the criteria for people with disabilities to access housing opportunities? NW695E

REPLY:

(1) The information provided to me for the past five years is as follows:

(a) Total number of houses built/allocated per year in each province

Province	(aa) 2009/10	(bb) 2010/11	(cc) 2011/12	(dd) 2012/13	(ee) 2013/14
Eastern Cape	18 965	10 784	14 498	12 084	12 646
Free State	20 232	5 136	9 070	5 477	6 920
Gauteng	33 654	25 117	22 521	21 220	22 352
KwaZulu-Natal	23 639	20 991	22 119	25 940	29 151
Limpopo	19 978	15 647	13 619	12 009	3 080
Mpumalanga	7 800	9 860	7 702	7 571	8 126
Northern Cape	4 463	4 620	3 683	2 820	2 464
North West	16 557	16 816	16 333	14 424	9 362
Western Cape	16 566	12 908	11 065	13 534	11 835
Total	161 854	121 879	120 610	115 079	105 936

(b) Number of houses allocated to people with disabilities:

Province	(aa) 09/10	(bb) 2010/11	(cc) 2011/12	(dd) 2012/13	(ee) 2013/14
Eastern Cape	14	46	32	44	88
Free State	8	59	34	3	9
Gauteng				148	373
KwaZulu-Natal	3	21	8	33	23
Limpopo		2	1	1	-
Mpumalanga	36	55	56	53	64
North West	Information not available			5	22
Northern Cape	22	16	17	13	20
Western Cape	65	67	71	112	250
Total	148	266	219	412	849

Province	(aa) 2009/10	(bb) 2010/11	(cc) 2011/12	(dd) 2012/13	(ee) 2013/14
Eastern Cape	-	-	-	-	-
Free State	-	-	-	-	-
Gauteng					87
KwaZulu-Natal	-	-	1	-	9
Limpopo	-	-	-	-	-
Mpumalanga			9	32	26
North West	-	-	-	-	-
Northern Cape	676	848	1 031	563	1 068
Western Cape	-	-	-	-	-
Total	676	848	1041	595	1190

(2) The criteria for people with disabilities to access housing opportunities are:

The beneficiary must be a lawful resident in South Africa (i.e. citizen of the Republic of South Africa or in possession of a permanent residence permit).

Persons, who are classified as disabled, whether single, married or co-habiting or single with financial dependants, may apply for housing subsidies. In addition the MEC may in his/her discretion decide to award the beneficiary the variation of the subsidy. Furthermore, if a person who has already received state funding for housing and/or who already owns or owned a residential property, is or becomes disabled, or if his or her dependent(s) is/are or become disabled and that person satisfies the other qualification criteria, the MEC may at his/her discretion decide to award the beneficiary the variation of the subsidy, as contained in the Variation Manual, included in the Technical and General Guidelines of the National Housing Code.

Reply received: April 2015

QUESTION NO.: 613

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 6 MARCH 2015

Mr S M Gana (DA) to ask the Minister of Human Settlements:

(1) What amount has been spent to repair the houses that were damaged during the hailstorm in 2013 in Gauteng (a) in the 2013-14 financial year and (b) from 1 April 2014 up to the latest specified date for which information is available;

(2) (a) how many privately owned houses have been repaired and (b) what was the total cost;

(3) (a) how many Breaking New Ground houses have been repaired and (b) what was the total cost;

(4) (a) how many Community Residential Units have been repaired and (b) what was the total cost? NW694E

REPLY:

(1) In respect of the state subsidised (BNG) houses that suffered hail damage, the National Department of Human Settlements, in conjunction with the Gauteng Department of Human Settlements is in the process of assessing the cost for each repair work that was undertaken on each of the affected houses. Through this assessment the Department will be in a position to accurately determine and provide the expenditure per housing unit that was repaired.

(2) (a) No privately owned houses were repaired by the department.

(b) No costs incurred.

(3) (a) Number of BNG houses repaired: and (b) total cost:

This information will be provided after the assessments referred to in (1) above have been concluded.

(4) (a) No Community Residential Units were repaired.

(b) No costs were incurred.

Reply received: March 2015

QUESTION NO.: 562

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 6 MARCH 2015

Ms T Gqada (DA) to ask the Minister of Human Settlements:

Whether any employees in her department have been on suspension with full salary since 1 January 2014; if so, (a) how many employees and (b) what is the total cost thereof? NW642E

REPLY:

(a) The Department had two (2) employees on suspension since 1 January 2014. Both cases have since been resolved and as such there is no official currently on suspension.

(b) The amount paid to the employees since January 2014 was R 2 148 934.50.

Reply received: March 2015

QUESTION NO.: 447

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 27 FEBRUARY 2015

Mr S M Gana (DA) to ask the Minister of Human Settlements:

(1) (a) How many of her department’s employees are currently on suspension and (b) have been suspended for more than six months;

(2) for each employee suspended for more than six months, (a) what is their job title, (b) are they suspended (i) with pay or (ii) without pay and (c) what total amount has been paid to them during their period of suspension? NW524E

REPLY:

(1) (a) None

(b) One employee had been on suspension for more than six months, from 21 June 2013 to March 2015. The employee appealed against the charges and on reviewing the case, it was realised that the employee ought not to have been suspended. The matter was settled resolved. The suspension has since been lifted and the official concerned has returned to work.

(2) (a) The employee is a Deputy Director-General

(b) The employee was suspended with full pay.

Reply received: March 2015

QUESTION NO.: 446

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 27 FEBRUARY 2015

Mr S M Gana (DA) to ask the Minister of Human Settlements:

(2) how many of the units in each province (a) have been allocated and (b) are currently legally occupied;

(3) whether there are any units that are still unallocated in each province; if so, (a) how many and (b) what is the cause of the delay in the allocation of the units;

(4) (a) how many of the unallocated units have been invaded in each province and (b) are there any plans to evict those who are occupying the units illegally;

(5) how many units built as part of the hostel upgrade programme are currently incomplete in each province? NW523E

REPLY:

(1) The National Hostels Redevelopment Programme became dysfunctional when it was replaced by the Community Residential Units (CRU) Programme in December 2006. This programme encompasses eight development options to deal with public owned buildings and although it covers the redevelopment of hostels, it is not limited to such.

All hostel redevelopment projects that were in the implementation phase during the approval of the CRU policy had to be halted due to the termination of the hostel redevelopment subsidy and these projects transitioned to the Community Residential Units programme and were completed using the CRU subsidy.

Statistics for completed units is only available from the 2009-2010 financial years onwards as projects were in the planning and implementation phases during the 2007-2008 financial years. Statistics for hostels upgrades prior to the approval of the CRU policy are not accurate as most hostels have since been refurbished or re-upgraded using CRU funding and hence fall within the statistics of the CRU programme.

Although all Provincial Human Settlement Departments are currently implementing the CRU programme, not all have embarked on redeveloping hostels. As per the question, information on provinces that have upgraded hostels is provided below.

The Department has embarked on a total of forty five (45) hostel upgrading projects in six provinces since 1 January 2009 and the total number of units is as follows:

Province	Total number of Units
Mpumalanga	656
Limpopo	189
Free State	869
Gauteng	3390
KwaZulu-Natal	853
Western Cape	7518
Northern Cape	no hostel upgrade projects
North West	no hostel upgrade, only CRU projects
Eastern Cape	no hostel upgrade projects

(2) The following units per province have been allocated and are legally occupied:

Province	Units allocated
Mpumalanga	487
Limpopo	189
Free State	313
Gauteng	1875
KwaZulu-Natal	853
Western Cape	7518

(3) The following units are un-allocated and reasons for such are provided per province:

Province	No.	Reasons for un-allocation
Mpumalanga	169	The municipality and management agent are currently busy with beneficiary administration.
Free State	556	The process of allocating units as per the departments waiting list is currently underway
Gauteng	1263	The Johannesburg Housing Company is currently busy with beneficiary screening.

(4) (a) Gauteng is the only province that has 252 units which are illegally occupied.

(b) Court processes are currently underway to evict the illegal occupiers.

(5) Due to the large size of CRU developments, most projects are completed per phases over a period of three to four financial years or more. There are projects that the completion date is as far as 2019-2020 financial year, hence there are no incomplete projects because the completion date is not passed yet.

Reply received: March 2015

QUESTION NO.: 367

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 20 FEBRUARY 2015

Ms T Gqada (DA) to ask the Minister of Human Settlements:

For each metro municipality, (a) how many title deeds are currently outstanding and (b) how many title deeds (i) were outstanding on 1 June 2011 and (ii) were handed over to owners since 1 June 2011? NW395E

REPLY:

There are eight Metropolitan Municipalities in South Africa, which are Buffalo City, Nelson Mandela Bay, Mangaung, Ekurhuleni, City of Johannesburg, City of Tshwane, Ethekwini and the City of Cape Town.

In Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality there are currently 5 835 outstanding title deeds for both pre and post 1994 period. The Metro had 1 208 title deeds that were outstanding as at 01 June 2011; however 72 title deeds have been handed over to owners since 01 June 2011.

Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality currently has 50 934 outstanding title deeds for both pre and post 1994 period. The Metro has 43 488 title deeds that were outstanding on 01 June 2011; however 7 569 title deeds have been handed over to owners since 01 of June 2011.

Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality currently has 5 190 outstanding title deeds; the Metro has 6 617 title deeds that were outstanding on 01 June 2011 for Bloemfontein South and North only. Since 01 June 2011, the Metro has issued 9 609 title deeds to owners in Bloemfontein, Botshabelo and Thaba Nchu.

Ekurhuleni has not yet submitted the requested information.

The City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality has no outstanding title deeds. However, there are townships were township establishment process has not yet been concluded. Once this process is concluded the title deeds programme will be executed. During the Mayoral term, which ended in 2011, a total of 2 771 title deeds were issued to owners.

The City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality currently has 8 237 outstanding title deeds. The Metro has 5 340 title deeds that were outstanding on 01 June 2011; however 15 876 title deeds have been handed over to owners since 01 of June 2011.

Ethekwini Metropolitan Municipality currently has 3 628 outstanding title deeds; the Metro has 5 725 title deeds that were outstanding on the 01 June 2011. However the Metro has handed over 2 302 title deeds to owners since 01 of June 2011.

The City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality currently has 11 059 outstanding title deeds; the Metro has 25 202 title deeds that were outstanding on the 01 June 2011. However the Metro has handed over 13 714 title deeds to owners since 01 of June 2011.

The total number of title deeds that are currently outstanding is 84 883 in the Metropolitan Municipalities. The total number of title deeds that were outstanding as at 1 June 2011 is 64 880 in the Metropolitan Municipalities. The total number of title deeds that were handed over to owners as at 1 June 2011 is 50 222 in the Metropolitan Municipalities.

(a) The Metropolitan Municipalities have title deeds that are currently outstanding that have to be issued to owners

Buffalo City has 5 835 title deeds that are currently outstanding
Nelson Mandela Bay has 50 934 title deeds that are currently outstanding
Mangaung has 5 190 title deeds that are currently outstanding
Ekurhuleni has not yet submitted the requested information
City of Johannesburg has no outstanding title deeds
City of Tshwane has 8 237 title deeds that are currently outstanding
Ethekwini has 3 628 title deeds that are currently outstanding
City of Cape Town has 11 059 title deeds that are currently outstanding.

The total number of title deeds that are currently outstanding is 84 883 in the Metropolitan Municipalities.

(b) As at 1 June 2011 the Metropolitan Municipalities had outstanding title deeds

Buffalo City had 1 208 outstanding title deeds as at 1 June 2011
Nelson Mandela Bay had 43 488 outstanding title deeds as at 1 June 2011
Mangaung had 6 617 outstanding title deeds as at 1 June 2011
Ekurhuleni did not submit the requested information
City of Johannesburg had no outstanding title deeds as at 1 June 2011
Tshwane had 5 340 outstanding title deeds as at 1 June 2011
Ethekwini had 5 725 outstanding title deeds as at 1 June 2011
City of Cape Town had 25 202 outstanding title deeds as at 1 June 2011

The total number of title deeds that were outstanding as at 1 June 2011 is 64 880 in the Metropolitan Municipalities.

Since 1 June 2011, The Metropolitan Municipalities managed to hand over title deeds to owners

Buffalo City handed over 72 title deeds to owners as at 1 June 2011
Nelson Mandela Bay handed over 7 569 title deeds to owners as at 1 June 2011
Mangaung handed over 9 609 title deeds to owners as at 1 June 2011
Ekurhuleni did not submit the requested information
City of Johannesburg handed over 1 080 title deeds to owners as at 1 June 2011
City of Tshwane handed over 15 876 title deeds to owners as at 1 June 2011
Ethekwini handed over 2 302 title deeds to owners as at 1 June 2011
City of Cape Town handed over 13 714 to owners as at 1 June 2011

The total number of title deeds that were handed over to owners as at 1 June 2011 is 50 222 in the Metropolitan Municipalities.

Reply received: March 2015

QUESTION NO.: 362

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 20 FEBRUARY 2015

Ms T Gqada (DA) to ask the Minister of Human Settlements:

Whether, with reference to her reply to question 2699 on 28 November 2014, the processes necessary for the operation of the Office of the Ombudsman has been completed; if not, by what date will the processes be completed; if so, (a) what are the relevant details and (b) when will the Sectional Titles Schemes Management Act, Act 8 of 2011, be proclaimed? NW390E

REPLY:

(a) Honourable member, we have not yet finalised the process for the establishment of the office. My Department is busy with a benchmarking exercise to see what has worked for similar offices. Once this process has been concluded, the Honourable member will be informed accordingly.

(b) It is anticipated that the Sectional Titles Schemes Management Act, Act 8 of 2011 will be proclaimed into law by the President as soon as the regulations are approved.

Reply received: March 2015

QUESTION NO.: 361

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 20 FEBRUARY 2015

Ms T Gqada (DA) to ask the Minister of Human Settlements:

(1) (a) What was the total cost of hosting the National Human Settlements Youth Summit at Gallagher Estate on 1 and 2 December 2014 and (b) how was it financed;

(2) what is the exact nature of the work to be performed by the National Human Settlements Youth Brigade (NHSYB);

(3) (a) how many volunteers will be recruited to the NHSYB, (b) when will they be recruited and (c) when will they start to work;

(4) whether the NHSYB volunteers will be compensated; if not, why not; if so, (a) with what amount will each volunteer be compensated per year or term and (b) how will the compensation be financed? NW389E

REPLY:

(1) (a) The Department co-hosted the National Human Settlement Summit with the National Home Builders Regulation Council (NHBRC) and the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) and the total cost was R1, 182 753.87.

(b) The Department of Human Settlement’s contribution came from the budget of the Communication Chief Directorate.

(2) The aim of the programme is to promote a culture of service, civic participation in nation building and social cohesion. It is implemented in partnership with National Youth Development Agency (NYDA), National Home Builders Registration Council (NHBRC), Estate Agency Affairs Board Provincial and Local Municipalities and signatories of the Youth Accord.

A youth brigade is someone dedicated to serve the good of the country, the good of the citizens of the country through construction of sustainable human settlements and the good of self. The philosophy is two- fold; empowerment and participation of young people. By doing so, we are tapping into the dynamic, vibrant and energetic space of young people to unleash servant hood, leadership, and community and nation builders.

The nature of the work that is to be performed by the NHSYB covers three (3) youth development streams within the Human Settlements value chain, which includes HS professionals, artisans and entrepreneurs. Professional Youth Brigade are young people who are supported by the Department to pursue Human Settlements related qualifications. They will work as Civil engineers, town planners, estate agents etc. The professional brigade are currently on a comprehensive scholarship that covers tuition, meals and accommodation. Upon completion of their qualifications the Youth will be placed within the HS Graduate Development Programme in HS Institutions to gain practical experience to the industry. This will be done in order to retain them in the sector and also to reduce unemployment. Artisan Youth Brigade are young people that are trained in technical skills such as bricklaying, plumbing, electrification and construction management, life skills training and character building training. The youth graduate to formal employment as artisans on HS active Mega projects. The Entrepreneur Brigade are youth owned companies construction companies. These are youth who are organized as cooperatives to do business within HS projects.

(3) (a), (b) and (c) The programme targets to recruit two thousand (2000) young people per year for the next five (5) years. Recruitment started in January 2015, the entity of the department, the Estate Agents Affairs Board (EAAB), has advertised opportunities for Estate Agents learnership. The EAAB has targeted ten thousand (10 000) intake for the next five (5) years. More than seventy (70) Youth have been provided scholarships for the 2015 academic year. Recruitment of Artisans has also started in provinces and it continues into March 2015. The Artisan programme is scheduled to commence on 01 April 2015.

(4) (a) Yes the NHSYB will be compensated.

The EAAB programme of one-estate-one learner provides am allowance for participants. The Artisan Brigade will receive a R1500.00 allowance per month. The Brigade allowance budget is financed through collaboration with SETAs and the Department of Public Works (EPWP) in the Expanded Public Works Programme Budget. The programme fits well within Public's requirements of labour intensive. HS Provincial Departments apply directly to the Department of Public Works for the NHSYB participants’ allowance.

Reply received: March 2015

QUESTION NO.: 360

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 20 FEBRUARY 2015

Mr S M Gana (DA) to ask the Minister of Human Settlements:

(1) What is the current housing list backlog in the City of Johannesburg;

(2) whether she can provide a breakdown of the (a) allocated and (b) unallocated state-built houses in (i) the City of Johannesburg and (ii) Soweto; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(3) whether she intends to commission an audit of all vacant housing in Soweto to determine the number of houses available to community members who are on the waiting list; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? NW388E

REPLY:

(1) The City of Johannesburg’s waiting list backlog stands at 350 635 units.

(2) Yes.

(a) All houses have been allocated in the City of Johannesburg, except for hostel units in Soweto.

(b) In Soweto specifically, the only unallocated housing units are those in the four Soweto hostels that have been re-developed, namely: Diepkloof, Orlando West, Dube and Meadowlands.

(3) Undoubtedly Honourable member, it will form part of the occupancy audit of government houses I referred to during the Budget Vote debate of my department on 15th July 2014.

Reply received: March 2015

QUESTION NO.: 244

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 20 FEBRUARY 2015

Mr K P Sithole (IFP) to ask the Minister of Human Settlements:

(1) Whether her department intends to assist provincial departments that have not been able to develop a policy for backyard dwellers; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(2) what system does her department have in place to capacitate provincial departments in this regard? NW256E

REPLY:

(1) Yes. My Department has already developed a draft National Backyard Rental Housing Assistance Policy. This draft policy is currently being considered for approval.

The draft National Housing Policy is based on the findings of extensive research as well as recent case studies commissioned by the South African Local Government Association (SALGA) on Backyarders and Backyard Dwellings. This research project was followed by an extensive national consultation process to engage all the municipalities and provincial governments on the matter.

The draft policy proposals entail the provision of grant funding to municipalities to improve the quality of life of the tenants occupying backyard rental dwellings. The proposals are based on infrastructure upgrading to accommodate the additional load on current services and the provision of basic municipal services for backyard residents. In regard to new residential developments, the policy proposes an innovative township design and planning orientation to properly cater for the occurrence of private backyard rental provision. This relates to appropriate bulk and connector services standards and the provision of additional onsite service connections.

(2) As soon as the new policy has been approved, the provinces and municipalities will be capacitated through structured workshops that would be conducted in all the nine provinces.

Reply received: March 2015

QUESTION NO.: 243

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 20 FEBRUARY 2015

Mr K P Sithole (IFP) to ask the Minister of Human Settlements:

Is her department intending to address the issue of rental affordability; if not, why not; if so, what steps is her department taking to amend the Community Rental Unit Policy? NW255E

REPLY:

I would like to confirm for the Honourable member that we do not have a Community Rental Unit Policy amongst our programmes. What we have is the National Housing Programme referred to as the Community Residential Units (CRU). This programme provides grant funding to municipalities to inter alia upgrade public sector hostels and to develop and/or redevelop affordable rental housing stock for beneficiaries earning R3 500 per month and less.

The Department of Human Settlements has identified a number of challenges regarding the implementation of the CRU programme. These challenges relate to the affordability of the rentals to the tenants as well the financial viability of the rental stock created through the Programme measured against the municipalities’ operational expenses. The other area of concern relates to the lack of clarity on the norms and standards for the units to be delivered and to measure policy compliance since the inception of the Programme.

We are attending to these challenges and indeed investigating the implementation of the existing Community Residential Units Programme (CRU) and the impact of the projects undertaken to date as well as the financial implications of such projects.

The Honourable member would also be aware that we have established Provincial Rental Housing Tribunals to ensure the proper functioning of the rental housing market, including conflict resolution in the rental housing sector.

Reply received: March 2015

QUESTION NO.: 213

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 12 FEBRUARY 2015

Ms P Ntobongwana (EFF) to ask the Minister of Human Settlements:

(1) What steps is she taking to address the continued apartheid spatial planning in order to integrate the society, in which the location of government-provided low cost housing currently tends to be much further away from economic hubs;

(2) how much (a) land do the state owns and (b) what is the detailed provincial breakdown of the specified land has been allocated for housing? NW234E

REPLY:

(1) Following my budget vote speech in July 2014, my department has been working extensively to put in place a Human Settlements Master Plan, that will constitute a Spatial Investment Framework, to direct government investment in affordable housing, in a manner that will integrate new human settlements economically. We have already identified high potential investment areas, areas of deprivation and priority areas, such as mining towns. We have further developed impact and integration criteria to assess catalytic projects, to ensure that these objectives are met in the catalytic projects.

It is my hope that the Honourable is aware of the Comprehensive Housing Plan for Integrated, Sustainable Human Settlements, approved by Cabinet in 2004 and otherwise known as the Breaking New Ground (BNG), which we are using to build sustainable and integrated human settlements for our communities. The policy has most of the fundamentals geared towards ensuring that we integrate our communities and reverse the apartheid spatial planning.

(2) According to the Land Audit project, initiated by the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform in 2010, the State (including all spheres of government, former homeland areas, public land (Ingonyama) and state owned enterprises), owns 1 155 508 land parcels, comprising 17 061 882 ha. Of this land, only 2 061 662 ha (10% of total state owned land) remains undeveloped. The provincial breakdown is as follows:

Eastern Cape - 389 567 ha

Free State - 99 499 ha

Gauteng - 31 824 ha

KwaZulu Natal - 292 668 ha

Limpopo - 539 662 ha

Mpumalanga - 36 066 ha

North West - 448 646 ha

Northern Cape - 106 441 ha

Western Cape - 117 290 ha

Not all this land may be suitable for residential development. The Housing Development Agency is in process of completing a Land Acquisition Strategy that will identify strategically located land, based on its suitability for residential purposes. It is only then, that we will be able to earmark and allocate land for housing purposes.

Reply received: March 2015

QUESTION NO.: 195

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 12 FEBRUARY 2015

Mr I M Ollis (DA) to ask the Minister of Human Settlements:

(1) With reference to the reply of the Minister of Communications to question 1031 on 27 November 2014, what was the total amount that (a) her department and (b) each of its entities (i) spent on and/or (ii) budgeted for advertising for each month between 1 January 2013 and 31 July 2014, excluding expenditure transferred through the Department of Communications for advertising;

(2) does such figure for each month represent the (a) total value of advertising that appeared in the media in that month, (b) amount paid in that month for advertising that may have appeared previously or (c) amount paid in advance for advertising that appeared at a later date;

(3) in each specified case, what amount did (a) her department and (b) each of its entities spend on advertising in (i) print, (ii) radio, (iii) television, (iv) online and (v) outdoor;

(4) in each specified case, what is the breakdown of advertising by (a) her department and (b) each of its entities in terms of (i) name of and (ii) amount spent on each (aa) publication, (bb) radio station, (cc) television station, (dd) website and (ee) billboards location in each province?

NW205E

REPLY:

Honourable member, the information presented by my department and entities reporting to me is as follows:

(1)(a)(i) The national department of Human Settlement spent R 859,812.51 for advertising.

(1)(b)(i) Amount spend by entities for advertising

1. The EAAB spent R244, 924.00 for advertising.

2. The HDA spent R0.00 for advertising.

3. The NURCHA spent R311,837.60 for advertising.

4. The SHRA spent R5,700.00 for advertising.

5. The NHBRC spent R7,975,494.00 for advertising.

6. The NHFC spent R351458.80 for advertising.

7. The RHLF spent R250,382.82 for advertising.

8. The CSOS spent R35,000.00 for advertising.

(2) The Department:

(a) The figure represents the total value of advertising in the media.

There were no adverts made previously but paid during the period in question.
There were no adverts paid in advance.

Entities

(a) 1. The EAAB spent R244,923.56 on advertising that appeared in the same month.

2. The HDA spent R0.00 for advertising that appeared in the same month.

3. The NURCHA spent R4,800.00 for advertising that appeared in the same month.

4. The SHRA spent R5,700.00 for advertising that appeared in the same month.

5. The NHBRC spent R7,975,494.00 for advertising that appeared in the same month or that may have appeared in the previous month.

6. The NHFC spent R0.00 for advertising that appeared in the same month.

7. The RHLF spent R4,800.00 for advertising that appeared in the same month.

8. The CSOS spent R35,000.00 for advertising that appeared in the same month.

(b) 1. The EAAB spent R0.00 on advertising that may have appeared in the previous month.

2. The HDA spent R0.00 for advertising that may have appeared in the previous month.

3. The NURCHA spent R22,321.20 for advertising may have appeared in the previous month.

4. The SHRA spent R0.00 for advertising that may have appeared in the previous month.

5. The NHBRC spent R7,975,494.00 for advertising that appeared in the same month or that may have appeared in the previous month.

6. The NHFC spent R278,528.44 for advertising that appeared in the same month.

7. The RHLF spent R207,694.32 for advertising that may have appeared in the previous month.

8. The CSOS spent R0.00 for advertising that may have appeared in the previous month.

2. The HDA spent R0.00 for advertising that appeared at a later date.

3. The NURCHA spent R21,602.00 for advertising that appeared at a later date.

4. The SHRA spent R0.00 for advertising that appeared at a later date.

5. The NHBRC spent R0.00 for advertising that appeared at a later date

6. The NHFC spent R141,261.96 for advertising that appeared at a later date.

7. The RHLF spent R37,888.50 for advertising that appeared at a later date.

8. The CSOS spent R0.00 for advertising that appeared at a later date.

(3) Amount spent on (i) print, (ii) radio, (iii) television, (iv) online, (v) outdoor:

(a) The Department

(i) Print R859,812.51

(ii) Radio R0.00

(iii) Television R0.00

(iv) Online R0.00

(v) Outdoor R0.00

(b) Entities

1. EAAB (i) Print R244,924.00

(ii) Radio R0.00

(iii) Television R0.00

(iv) Online R0.00

(v) Outdoor R0.00

2. HDA (i) Print R0.00

(ii) Radio R0.00

(iii) Television R0.00

(iv) Online R0.00

(v) Outdoor R0.00

3. NURCHA (i) Print R235,195.60

(ii) Radio R68,742.00

(iii) Television R0.00

(iv) Online R7,900.00

(v) Outdoor R0.00

4. SHRA (i) Print R5,700.00

(ii) Radio R0.00

(iii) Television R0.00

(iv) Online R0.00

(v) Outdoor R0.00

5. NHBRC (i) Print R2,631,151.00

(ii) Radio R0.00

(iii) Television R0.00

(iv) Online R0.00

(v) Outdoor R20,007.00

6. NHFC (i) Print R351,458.80

(ii) Radio R0.00

(iii) Television R0.00

(iv) Online R0.00

(v) Outdoor R0.00

7. RHLF (i) Print R250,382.82

(ii) Radio R0.00

(iii) Television R0.00

(iv) Online R0.00

(v) Outdoor R0.00

8. CSOS (i) Print R35,000.00

(ii) Radio R0.00

(iii) Television R0.00

(iv) Online R0.00

(v) Outdoor R0.00

(4) (i) name of and (ii) amount spent on each (aa) publication, (bb) radio station, (cc) television station, (dd) website and (ee) billboards location in each province?

The Department

(a)(i)(ii)(aa) Publication

ORDER DATE	SERVICE PROVIDER	MEDIA REQUIREMENTS	ORDER AMOUNT
July 2013, issue	Uhuru Communications	Public Sector Manager	R 399,000.00
12 March 2014	Global Africa Network	South African Business	R 285,000.00
04 July 2014	Safika Media	Pan African Parliament	R 85,500.00
04 July 2014	Contact Media	The Wits Business School Journal	R 31,863.00
04 July 2014	Ndalo Media	Sawubona magazine	R 58,449.51
Total			R 859,812.51

(bb) Radio Station R0.00

(cc) Television Station R0.00

(dd) Website R0.00

(ee) Billboards R0.00

Entities

EAAB

Name of Supplier	Province	Publication	Radio Station	Television Station	Website	Bill-boards
Media24	National	84,733.04	-	-	-	-
Times Media	National	78,397.80	-	-	-	-
Media Circulation	National	81,792.72	-	-	-	-

The HDA spent R0.00 on advertising.

3. NURCHA

Name of Supplier	Province	Publication	Radio Station	Television Station	Website	Bill Boards
Earthworks	National	R21,602.00	-	-	-	-
Government Digest	National	R0.00	-	-	-	-
Government Printing Works	National	R1,164.00	-	--	-	-
Housing in Southern Africa	National	R0.00	-	-	-	-
KwaGae	National	R0.00	-	-	-	-
Local Government Handbook 2014 Edition	National	R11,400.00	-	-	-	-
Municipal Focus	National	R20,520.00	-	-	-	-
NHBRC Akhani	National	R11,788.74	-	-	-	-
Real Magazine	National	R11,400.00	-	-	-	-
SA Affordable Housing	National	R33,210.00	-	-	-	-
SA Local Govern-ment Journal	National	R18,000.00	-	-	-	-
SAPOA Property Review	National	R13,885.20	-	-	-	-
Skills on Site	National	R3,420.00	-	-	-	-
Succeed	National	R8,653.17	-	-	-	-
Cape Argus	Western Cape	R7,063.44	-	-	-	-
Cape Times	Western Cape	R6,063.66	-	-	-	-
Daily Dispatch	Eastern Cape	R6,669.00	-	-	-	-
EP Herald	Eastern Cape	R7,643.70	-	-	-	-
Sowetan	National	R34,747.20	-	-	-	-
Sunday Times	National	R12,061.20	-	-	-	-
The Mercury	Kwa-Zulu Natal	R5,904.29	-	-	-	-
Motsweding FM	North West	-	R28,728.00	-	-	-
Umhlobo Wenene FM	Eastern Cape	-	R40,014.00	-	-	-
SA Tenders	National	-	-	-	R7,900.00	-

4. SHRA

Name of Supplier	Province	Publication	Radio Station	Television Station	Website	Bill Boards
Trademax	National	R5,700.00	-	-	-	-

5. NHBRC

Name of Supplier	Publication	Radio Station	Television Station	Website	Bill Boards
Media Options	R43,320.00	-	-	-	-
Eyethu Media cc	R60,990.00	-	-	-	-
Crown Publications	R62,814.00	-	-	-	-
AC Braby	R41,211.00	-	-	-	-
Buildaid Publishing	R58,500.00	-	-	-	-
Media 24	R1,281,037.00	-	-	-	-
Highbury Safika Media	R94,449.00	-	-	-	-
Van Heerden Mays Publications	R39,672.00	-	-	-	-
CEO Communications	R57,000.00	-	-	-	-
Uhuru Printers	R20,520.00	-	-	-	-
Bluebird Publishing	R39,900.00	-	-	-	-
Independent Newspaper	126,300.00	-	-	-	-
Picasso Headline	R112,684.00	-	-	-	-
The Gaffney Group	R65,208.00	-	-	-	-
The Southern African Housing Foundation	R13,680.00	-	-	-	-
Media People	R54,663.00	-	-	-	-
Beyond Publishing	R20,000.00	-	-	-	-
The Homemakers Fair	R25,350.00	-	-	-	-
Yes Media	R42,750.00	-	-	-	-
Consumer Plus	R37,620.00	-	-	-	-
Cape Media	R44,460.00	-	-	-	-
Creamer Media	R39,444.00	-	-	-	-
Avusa Media	176,843.00	-	-	-	-
SAICE	R24,595.00	-	-	-	-
SAPOA	R17,099.00	-	-	-	-
Contact Media and Communications	R25,023.00	-	-	-	-
Dirang Bohle	R23,028.00	-	-	-	-
Continental Outdoor Media	-	-	-	-	R20,007.00

6. NHFC

Name of Supplier	Province	Publication	Radio Station	Television Station	Website	Bill Boards
Media 24	National	R39,265.24	-	-	-	-
SADC Yellow pages	National	R116,211.60	-	-	-
SADC Advertising	National	R68,331.60	-	-	-	-
Access Directory	National	R123,051.60	-	-	-	-
Brabys (Advert in Business Directory)	National	R4,598.76	-	-	-	-

7. RHLF

Name of Supplier	Province	Publication	Radio Station	Television Station	Website	Bill Boards
Brand Support Keys	National	R29,788.20	-	-	-	-
Foculpoint	National	R33,995.00	-	-	-	-
Ikhwezi Publishers	National	R10,500.00	-	-	-	-
Ilanga	National	R16,159.50	-	-	-	-
Independent Newspaper	National	R20,359.44	-	-	-	-
Leadership in Local Gov	National	27,303.00	-	-	-	-
Maiseng News	National	4,000.00	-	-	-	-
Malnor	National	R13,395.00	-	-	-	-
Picasso	National	R86,885.12	-	-	-	-
Titimuleni Nthavela	National	R7,997.56	-	-	-	-

8. CSOS

Name of Supplier	Province	Publication	Radio Station	Television Station	Website	Bill Boards
PEN-IT	National	R35,000.00	-	-	-	-

Reply received: March 2015

QUESTION NO.: 154

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 12 FEBRUARY 2015

Mr T W Mhlongo (DA) to ask the Minister of Human Settlements:

(1) (a) What was the exact nature of the development of Friendship Town in Commercial Extension 9, Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality and (b) what amount was invested in the project by the Chinese government;

(2) how many (a) houses and (b) flats were built;

(3) have the individual units been transferred to the new owners; if not, (a) what are the reasons for all the units not being transferred and (b) when will they be transferred; if so, how many of the units have been transferred;

(4) on what legal mandate did the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality and/or Ekurhuleni Development Agency sell the project;

(5) (a) to whom was it sold, (b) for what amount and (c) what happened to the proceeds of the sale? NW161E

REPLY:

(1) (a) The Chinese government made funds available for projects in various sectors in acknowledgement of the change in diplomatic relations with the South African government that came into effect on 1 January 1998.

Given the estimated housing backlog of 18 000 houses needed to meet local demand at the time in the north-east of Johannesburg, the possibility of using Chinese funds to support the development of an area zoned for mixed commercial and residential land uses that had been unable to attract investor finance, was investigated.

The project was finally agreed upon in 1998 with a formal agreement signed between the two governments and a project implementation agreement signed between the former Edenvale / Modderfontein Metropolitan Local Council (MLC) and the China National Corporation for Overseas Economic Co-operation (CCOEC).

The proposed time frame for the turnkey project in Commercial Extension 9, known as Friendship Town, was planned for two years. It was anticipated that the project would commence in 1998 and be completed in 2000. However, the project encountered several problems and was delayed, amongst others, by visa problems and the zoning application. The project was eventually finalised and services were handed over to the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality on 16 November 2001.

A unique feature of the development was the decision to build houses that were aimed at the lower- to middle-income residents of the township who did not qualify for the housing subsidy, known as the gap market.

To realise the development, the Edenvale/ Lethabong Local Council (as it was known then) established the Lethabong Housing Institute (LHI) on 28 January 2000 as a Section 21 company to oversee the development and manage revenue generated through sales of the housing units to the public, as well as to address the legal requirements of South African building regulations. This meant that each housing unit would be developed and sold on a commercial basis, like any commercial housing development.

(b) The Chinese government invested R25 million in the Friendship Town development.

(2) (a) 293 Bonded houses were built.

(b) 22 blocks of apartments comprising of 371 units were constructed and divided into:-

Limpopo a sectional title complex managed by a body corporate consists of the 105 units

Building	Total m²	Sections
12671	4215	105

Komati, Lethabong and Ndlovu complexes totalling 266 units were rental units

Building	Total m²	Sections
12670	2258	56
12672	3372	84
12673	5058	126
Total	10688	266

(3) Yes, the Lethabong Housing Institute sold the housing stock as follows:

293 Bonded houses were sold to qualifying families in the gap market and transferred to the new owners.
Limpopo, a sectional title complex managed by a body corporate consisting of 105 units were sold to qualifying families in the gap market and transferred accordingly.
Komati, Lethabong and Ndlovu complexes totalling 266 rental units were offered to AHFCO (PTY) LTD on the 6th of February 2002.

AHFCO (PTY) LTD then sold Komati, Lethabong and Ndlovu complexes to Circlevest Securitisation (PTY) LTD (holding company) in 2010/2011.

(4) To realise the development, the former Edenvale/ Lethabong Local Council established the Lethabong Housing Institute (LHI) as a Section 21 company to oversee the development and manage revenue generated through sales of the housing units to the public, as well as to address the legal requirements of South African building regulations. This meant that each housing unit would be developed and sold on a commercial basis, like any commercial housing development; however, the proceeds of sales would be pooled and invested by the LHI so as to create a larger capital base for the funding of future housing projects.

(5) (a) The Deeds records show that under Title Deed 6454/2011 the Lethabong Housing Institute sold the property to AFHCO (PTY) LTD.

(b) This information needs to be accessed through the Deeds Office as the records are not immediately available.

(c) The proceeds of sales were pooled and invested by the LHI so as to create a larger capital base for the funding of future housing projects.

Reply received: March 2015

QUESTION NO.: 140

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 12 FEBRUARY 2015

Mr T W Mhlongo (DA) to ask the Minister of Human Settlements:

How many (a) title deeds have been issued in each province since 27 April 1994, (b) outstanding title deeds still need to be issued in each province, (c) Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP) project title deeds have been issued in each municipality in each province and (d) outstanding title deeds are there on RDP projects in each municipality in each province? NW147E

REPLY:

(a) & (b) An analysis of the Deeds Register in 2011 by Finmark Trust and Urban Landmark in collaboration with the National Department revealed that more than 1.44 million government subsidised properties were formally registered in the Deeds Register. The breakdown per province is set out in the table below:

PROVINCE	NUMBER OF UNITS COMPLETED	NUMBER OF PROPERTIES REGISTERED AT DEEDS OFFICE
Eastern Cape	34 1270	238 862
Free State	200 538	155 843
	752 960	395 765
	477 104	173 890
	267 030	34 710
	208 837	74 254
Northern Cape	66 499	41 538
North West	284 001	80 034
Western Cape	343 051	208 852

This meant that one million subsidy housing beneficiaries had not been provided with a title deed to their property because of a variety of reasons such as the delays in the township establishment processes, lack of capacity in municipalities and provinces to implement the process and the complexity of applicable legislation.

It must also be remembered that the beneficiaries that were issued with a rental unit will not receive a title deed as well as those that are located within rural areas or on tribal land where township establishment is not applicable.

The National Department has been aware of this growing challenge. In July 2014 the Minister of Human Settlements pronounced that the issuing of title deeds is a national priority. Accordingly, the Estate Agency Affairs Board (EAAB) has been tasked to drive this initiative with the aim to eradicating the backlog in the issuing of title deeds and to ensure that in all new developments beneficiaries are issued with a title deed when receiving a completed housing unit.

The EAAB has developed a Restoration Strategy to address the transfer of title deeds to the rightful owners of state-funded houses. The aim of the strategy is to put in place a process which will better identify the causes and the extent of blockages delaying the transfers and to develop practical set of actions which will restore financial and administrative discipline in the housing delivery process. More accurate information on a project level, each process that is delaying the process and the financial implications will be addressed through the proposed strategy. In addition specific challenges faced by individual Provinces will be identified.

will enable the Department to provide accurate information on the number of title deeds issued in each Province and municipality and the backlog that needed to be eradicated.

Reply received: March 2015

QUESTION NO.: 8

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 12 FEBRUARY 2015

Mr W M Madisha (Cope) to ask the Minister of Human Settlements:

Whether the Government has a plan in place for apartheid established townships on the periphery of cities not to remain as racially segregated, poor, and overcrowded residential areas, with failing or absent service delivery and high levels of crime but to begin a reverse transformative process through the densification of the cities as a priority; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details of her department’s (a) plans, (b) commitment and (c) progress? NW9E

REPLY:

(a) Yes. The Honourable member would recall that we discontinued the Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP) houses which were built in the manner described in the question. This was done as soon Cabinet adopted the Comprehensive Plan for the Development of Sustainable Human Settlements in 2004 setting new standards for housing typologies for government houses referred to as BNG houses.

Furthermore, the Honourable member’s attention is drawn to my assertion during the budget vote debate of my Department on 15 July 2014. I stated,

“The National Development Plan (NDP) is premised on the Comprehensive Housing Plan for Integrated, Sustainable Human Settlements, approved by Cabinet in 2004 and otherwise known as the Breaking New Ground (BNG), whose main thrust was the creation of decent settlements, while making sure these are integrated settlements to reverse apartheid spatial planning. To deal with this urgent policy vacuum that has existed for the past few years, we will put together a Green Paper based on the BNG, as augmented and amended by the NDP, submit this for public comment and finally create legislation on the concept of integrated human settlements. We will crystallise the definition of indigence and the basis for qualifying for a free government house”.

The National Development Plan as adopted by government in 2011 has the BNG document DNA in it, in particular Chapter 8. It highlights all the problems relating to dysfunctional settlements and calls for the development of a National Spatial Framework.

Development of the National Spatial Development Framework is a function of the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform, as the Department of Human Settlements we do not have a spatial planning mandate.

My Department participates in this process and is developing a Spatial Master Plan to ensure better spatial targeting deals. We are also updating our Guidelines for Human Settlement Planning and Design to ensure settlement integration. We are also embarking on catalytic projects aimed at better economic and social integration.

We are also embarking on a 3-pronged Land Acquisition Strategy (green / brown fields, upgrading of inner-city residential buildings, and conversion of inner-city buildings into residential units) as envisaged by the Comprehensive Plan on the Development of Sustainable Human Settlement, through the Housing Development Agency to ensure inner city renewal and densification.

My department, through its Project Integration Unit is crafting a coordination strategy to deal with retrofitting of old, under-serviced residential areas. This strategy would largely rely on the efforts of other departments to ensure that these areas are adequately serviced and much coordination will be required in this regard.

(b) Please see (a) above.

(c ) Catalytic projects will launch in this financial year. The first draft of the Master Plan will be completed by April 2015.

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