Dear Stakeholders

TThe HDA has been abuzz with much activity as we closed off the 2016/17 financial year. This has largely been due to the finalisation of the Catalytic Projects Programme that has necessitated extensive consultation with other government spheres and institutions. The process has culminated in a detailed implementation plan that has been tabled at various structures for inputs and sign-off. As we wrapped up the reporting period, we had concluded the "administrative" process around the implementation plan.

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The HDA land acquisition programme exceeds expectations

In recent months, we have thrived in our mandate to identify, acquire and develop state, communal and privately owned land for the creation of sustainable human settlements with the acquisition of more land than had originally been targeted for the annual period.

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HDA Assists With Temporary Shelters In Western Cape Fire Affected Areas

Between Wednesday, 7 June 2017, and Saturday, 10 June 2017, storm-wind-driven fires raged through the towns of George, Knysna and Bitou, leaving a costly trail of destruction. Propelled by wind speeds of between 50 and 70 kilometres per hour, the fires caused structural damage to both residential dwellings and municipal infrastructure.

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Deputy Ministers Congratulate HDAs On Heuningvlei Housing Projects

Human Settlements Deputy Minister Zou Kota-Fredericks and Department of Mineral Resources, Godfrey Oliphant recently joined with the MEC for Human Settlements and Local Government in the Northern Cape, Alvin Botes to congratulate the HDA on its work in the provision of new homes to the people of Heuningvlei village in the Northern Cape.

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Minister Sisulu Spends Mandela Day Handing Over Houses To Military Veterans

"We commit ourselves to cooperate with the HDA and the community in the delivery of these houses." The atmosphere at the Chatty 491 Military Veterans Project was alight with excitement on Mandela Day as Minister of Human Settlements Lindiwe Sisulu visited the area to hand over new homes to veterans from various liberation movements.

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Map of the quarter

Joe Slovo Informal Settlement Upgrade

The N2 Gateway project is located along the N2 highway in Cape Town, South Africa (fig. 1). This project is comprised of various sub-projects, including Joe Slovo, which was established to provide housing opportunities to the Joe Slovo informal settlement and backyard dwellers in the Langa area (fig. 2). As shown in the Google Earth image (fig. 2), the Joe Slovo project has a mixture of formal, informal and temporary living structures. We have played a pivotal role in upgrading the informal settlement to formalised structures. In the 2016/17 financial year, we delivered 250 units in Joe Slovo and an additional 1 075 units in the rest of the N2 Gateway, thus exceeding our targets. Well done to the HDA Cape Town team for exceeding their annual target!

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