Pride" which include Gugulethu and Eersterivier beneficiaries
14 May 2007
To be in line with the Western Cape Sustainable Human Settlement Strategy
objectives, MEC Dyantyi will on Sunday May 13, 2007 address the beneficiaries
of "Our Pride" project, which include Gugulethu and Eersterivier communities.
This project is one of the Minister's priority special projects as it seeks to
integrate different communities (Africans and Coloureds). Both communities have
already engaged themselves in a savings scheme to improve the sizes and quality
of their houses.
This project was initiated by the Gugulethu and Eersterivier communities
through a series of meetings with the Department of Local Government and
Housing. These meetings led to the initiation of a joint forum between these
communities. The project embodies the concepts introduced in the Western Cape
Sustainable Human Settlements Strategy.
The Gugulethu / Eersterivier project seeks to address the housing demand of
back-yard dwellers of both communities, through a possible People's Housing
Programme (PHP) project. The MEC has offered provincial land to these
communities for development. Two portions of land were identified (erf 105 and
107) in Eersterivier.
After numerous meetings between the stakeholders that include the Department
of Local Government and Housing, the representatives of the two communities
involved, the City of Cape Town and outside facilitators, it has been decided
to gather all relevant stakeholders under one roof and finalise the finer
details moving forward.
The MEC will on Sunday listen to all community views regarding this project
and announce a way forward thereof. The PHP sub-directorate will be required to
conduct workshops for the beneficiaries and explain the PHP process and its
implementation. The current PHP facilitator chosen by the project could not
facilitate till the bulk services are done. The department would need to
appoint a consultant for a feasibility study and the land development.
All media are invited to cover this remarkable integration development in
the province of all people.
Date: 13 May 2007
Time: 15h00
Venue: Meeting Room, Stratford Primary School, Eersterivier
Enquiries
Vusi Tshose
Media Liaison Officer/ Spokesperson
Tel: 021 483 4466
Fax: 021 483 4953
Cell: 083 581 5265
E-mail: vtshose@pgwc.gov.za
Issued: Department of Local Government and Housing, Western Cape Provincial
Government
14 May 2007
Source: Western Cape Provincial Government (http://www.capegateway.gov.za/)
