Western Cape Government Human Settlements Minister Bonginkosi Madikizela will hand over houses in Pine Valley, Wolseley, Western Cape on 2 March 2012.
Pine Valley is situated in Wolseley on the western side of the railway track. The project was initially approved in 1996 for 707 beneficiaries, but was blocked in 1999. The Wolseley Municipality was later consolidated with Witzenberg Municipality, which then took over the housing responsibilities. The project was unblocked in 2008.
Basic services were completed in November 2009. The first houses were finished in July 2008, and the final houses in August 2010, with a total of 570 houses being delivered. The houses are all BNG houses, or Breaking New Ground houses, and are for beneficiaries earning less than R3 500 per month. Minister Madikizela will perform a ceremonial handover of ten houses.
A total of R41,8 million has been spent on the Pine Valley housing project. The municipality intends to deliver another 200 serviced sites to accommodate the people who did not qualify for the houses.
Location: Pine Valley Housing Project, Wolseley, Western Cape.
Directions from Cape Town:
Take the N1 route in direction of Worcester. Go through the Du Toits Kloof tunnel, and proceed about 20km, (just before the Ultra Shell garage) turn left on the R43 towards Ceres. Travel until the "T" junction (Bainskloof junction), then turn right and proceed about 8km. Turn left towards Wolseley (there will be a sign) and proceed into the town of Wolseley.
At the second road which turns left, proceed left and travel over the railway line bridge. At the T-junction, turn left and proceed about 100m to the stop sign. Turn right and proceed about 80m. You will see the venue in an open structure on the left hand side.
Please call Alan Els on 082 568 6486 for direction information.
Time: 11h00
Date: 2 March 2012
Media enquiries:
Bruce Oom
Spokesman for Minister Bonginkosi Madikizela,
Human Settlements, Western Cape Government
Tel: 021 483 6622
Fax: 021 483 3888
Cell: 072 4655 177
