President Jacob Zuma will on Thursday, 23 June 2016, visit Vulindlela Rural Enhanced People’s Housing Process (EPHP) in Umsunduzi Local Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal to celebrate the delivery of more than 4 million government houses and subsidies since the dawn of democracy in 1994.
The Department of Human Settlements recently launched the national campaign to celebrate the 4, 3 million houses and subsidies delivered since 1994. The campaign to celebrate this great milestone is being rolled out in all nine Provinces.
President Zuma will celebrate this remarkable achievement in KwaZulu-Natal where government has delivered over 700 000 houses and subsidies including 12 000 units in Vulindlela Rural Housing Project which were built through EPHP. The EPHP is a process where beneficiaries are actively involved in the decision making over the housing process, product and play a key role in the building of their houses.
Members of the media are invited as follows:
Date: Thursday, 23 June 2016
Venue: Taylors Halt Sports Ground
Time: 9h00 (Arrival time)
Media programme
Activity 1: 10h00 - Walkabout at the Vulindlela block production, door and steel fixing sites and engagement with employees on sites
Activity 2: 11h30 - House and wheel chair handover to a beneficiary at Maphumulo/Ngcobo residence at Ward 6
Activity 3: 12h30 - Community engagement at the Taylors Halt Sports Ground
Members of the media covering the event should send their full names, ID/passport numbers to Teboho.mosima@dhs.gov.za and proff.sbhene@gmail.com or 079 891 2782 by Monday, 20 June 2016.
Note: Members of the media will converge at 9h00, Taylors Halt Sports Ground. The shuttle will transport members of the media to a walkabout at ward 4 and handover of houses.
Enquiries:
Dr Bongani Ngqulunga
Cell: 082 308 9373
Ndivhuwo Mabaya
Cell: 083 645 7838
