Pretoria \u2013 Human Settlements Deputy Minister, Zou Kota-Fredericks, says the formalisation of 206 informal settlements in the country has been completed.<\/p>\n
According to the deputy minister, of the 2 700 informal settlements that exist countrywide, 1 100 of these have been identified for upgrading.<\/p>\n
Presenting the department’s Budget Vote in Parliament, Kota-Fredericks said a further 335 were in the pipeline.<\/p>\n
“The National Upgrading Support Programme is currently being rolled out to ensure that 49 municipalities have the necessary capacity.”<\/p>\n
She said government will continue to triple efforts to ensure service delivery, including the provision of shelter to the homeless.<\/p>\n
Kota-Fredericks said with more than half the country’s population being urbanised, government’s strategy on urban planning and development was undergoing a radical shift in order to adequately respond to urbanisation.<\/p>\n
“Many job seekers in urban areas are not looking to stay in a permanent home but are seeking rental accommodation,” she said, adding that about 80 000 rental opportunities would be created by 2014.<\/p>\n
Regarding the improvement of access to basic services, Kota-Fredericks said they were playing a supportive role to the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs in the provision of water, electricity, refuse removal and sanitation.<\/p>\n
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan, during his budget speech in February, said total spending on housing, water, electricity, community amenities amounted to R122 billion for 2011\/12, rising to R138 billion in 2013\/14. – BuaNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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