The Minister of Human Settlements, Mmamoloko Kubayi and Deputy Minister Pam Tshwete will tomorrow (Wednesday, 10 May 2023) outline departmental key priorities and performance highlights when tabling the 2023/2024 Budget Vote.
The Budget Vote speech follows the recent announcement on some policy changes, including Emergency Housing Programme to enable the department to respond to disasters effectively and timeously.
Immediately after the tabling of the Budget Vote, Minister Kubayi will host a roundtable discussion on affordable and social housing. This will culminate in a series of engagements in Cape Town, including project launches and a community engagement.
Details are as follows:
Activity one: Budget Vote Speech
Date: Tomorrow, 10 May 2023
Time: 15h00 – 17h00
Venue: M46, Marks Building, Parliament
The Budget Vote will be streamed live on the Department of Human Settlements and Parliament social media platforms on the links below:
- https://twitter.com/ParliamentofRSA
- http://www.facebook.com/ParliamentofRSA
- http://www.youtube.com/user/ParliamentofRSA
Activity two: Roundtable stakeholder engagement on first home offering and social housing
Date: 10 May 2023
Time: 18h00
Venue: The Banquet Hall, City of Cape Town Council Chambers
Activity three: Launch of the Maitland Mews Social Housing project and handover of units to tenants
Date: 11 May 2023
Time: 8h30
Venue: Maitland Social Housing Project, Maitland
Activity three: Community Imbizo with 16/19 informal settlements
Date: 12 May 2023
Time: 9h00
Venue: Tusong Multi-Purpose Centre, Khayelitsha
The Minister and Deputy Minister of Human Settlements will be available for media interviews.
RSVP: Members of the media are requested to confirm their attendance with Isaac Skhosana at 076 875 5681 OR Isaac.Skhosana@dhs.gov.za.
Media enquiries:
Hlengiwe Nhlabathi-Mokota
Cell: 064 754 8426
E-mail: hlengiwe.nhlabathi@dhs.gov.za
Nozipho Zulu
Cell: 078 457 9376
