Infrastructure
(a) How many housing units have been completed in the province during the 2025/26 financial year, (b) what are the (i) names and (ii) locations of the housing projects where units have been completed, (c) when are handovers to beneficiaries expected to take place for each of these completed projects, (d) what factors have delayed the handover of completed housing units and (e) what steps are being taken to expedite beneficiary occupation?
(a)(b) (i)(ii) See information in table below.
PROJECT: Name and location | Housing units completed |
CITY OF CAPE TOWN |
|
Garden Cities Fisantekraal ph5 | 89 |
Gugulethu Infill (Mau Mau) | 148 |
Macassar | 159 |
Bonteheuwel | 273 |
Maroela South | 0 |
Edward Street | 50 |
Freedom Park | 50 |
City Area PHP Projects | 137 |
Forest Village | 120 |
Overstrand | |
Gansbaai Blompark | 139 |
Stanford West | 23 |
Swellendam |
|
Swellendam Railton | 462 |
George |
|
Thembalethu | 81 |
Syferfontein | 86 |
Syferfontein East Ph C | 30 |
Metro Grounds | 212 |
Hessequa | |
Stilbaai Melkhoutfontein | 5 |
Knysna | |
Vision | 34 |
Hlalani | 15 |
Flenters/Robololo | 10 |
Ethembeni | 5 |
Happy Valley | 1 |
Khayalethu Bungalows EHP | 30 |
Mossel Bay | |
Yakh'indlu | 2 |
New Rest | 68 |
Oudtshoorn | |
Bongolethu | 25 |
Berg Rivier | |
Porterville | 126 |
Piketberg | 136 |
Eendekuil | 45 |
Matzikama | |
Vredendal | 264 |
Swartland | |
Malmesbury De Hoop | 167 |
Moorreesburg | 280 |
Darling | 139 |
Individual: 0-3500 Non Credit-linked | 637 |
Individual: 3501-22000 Credit-linked (FHF) | 1,164 |
(c) Many housing units across the completed projects have already been handed over to approved beneficiaries. Handover processes are therefore at an advanced stage. Handover of the remaining units is expected to be finalised within the next 1–3 months, subject to the completion of outstanding resolution of minor compliance and defect‑related matters where applicable
(d) While many housing units have been handed over to beneficiaries, delays in the occupation of the remaining units are primarily attributable to outstanding electricity connections. These delays arise mainly from the late appointment of electrical contractors by municipalities, as well as delays by Eskom in the provisioning and commissioning of electricity connections. As housing units may not be occupied without confirmed electricity supply, handovers have been deferred until such connections are in place.
(e) The Department continues to engage with municipalities and Eskom to expedite the resolution of these outstanding electricity connection challenges
