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| QUARTER ONE 2018 | 25th EDITION | Working for integration |
Dear StakeholdersThe past month has been an eventful one for the country. What we can celebrate is the fact that our constitutional democracy is maturing and has a seamless process that will stand the test of time. For the human settlements sector, the important news is the change of the Minister. On that note, I congratulate Honourable Nomaindia Mfeketo on her appointment as the new Minister of Human Settlements. |  |
The Strategic Intergovernmental Relations Policy & Strategy (SIR) | |
| Towards the end of 2017, the HDA transformed its Intergovernmental Relations (IGR) unit into the Strategic Intergovernmental Relations (SIR) unit with a revitalised mission to serve as the custodian of the Agency's strategic stakeholder outreach and engagement efforts. Hitting the ground running in 2018, the unit is now nearing the finalisation of its strategic programme for engaging the HDA's broad range of stakeholders. |  |
World Urban Forum 9: Highlights | |
| The 9th World Urban Forum was held in February in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, under the theme - Cities 2030, Cities for All: Implementing the New Urban Agenda. With our contribution, the Department of Human Settlements' delegation visited Malaysia to showcase human settlements' work at the forum, which was established by the United Nations |  |
Palm Ridge Extension 9: The HDA's Largest BNG Project | |
| The HDA's nationwide human settlements development portfolio has seen it functioning in wide-ranging roles including those of project manager, beneficiary administrator, developer and site services facilitator as it works to fulfill its vital mandate as a leader in the human settlements sector. In Gauteng, the Agency is currently involved in 15 Catalytic Projects and 12 Breaking New Ground (BNG) Projects. |  |
Map of the Quarter | |
| South Africa is a semi-arid and water-scarce country. Its rainfall is distributed unevenly due to landscape variability, occurring in seasonal cycles. This drives us constantly between floods and droughts. As such, our water sources primarily depend on rainwater for a continuous and sustainable supply to both our streams, rivers, dams and taps. |  |
Why drought in Cape Town? | |
| The graph on the right indicates a decline in annual rainfall from 2013 to 2017. Looking at the relationship between annual rainfall and the average rainfall, it is clear that rainfall has declined with more than half of the average rainfall over the last two years (CSAG). |  |
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