November 2010
Minister of Human Settlements, Tokyo Sexwale, visited Afhco's inner city R33 million renovation of Cavendish Chambers in Johannesburg's CBD. The City of Johannesburg's social housing provider, Joscho, won the coveted ‘UN Habitat 2010 Scroll of Honour' for providing affordable housing units and services for the poor. The prestigious award recognises those organizations that contribute to uplifting its citizens' lives. Joshco's CEO, Rory Gallocher, also received a merit award for his work from the South African Housing Foundation at the annual SAHF awards.
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DBSA hosts Knowledge Week Minister Tokyo Sexwale opened the Development Bank of Southern Africa's Knowledge Week 2010 three-day conference around South African Human Settlements 2030, ‘Rethinking the Spatial Development Trajectory'. Nedbank funds Riverlea Estate Nedbank Corporate Property Finance: Affordable Housing Development Unit, Manie Annandale announced that it has provided R34 million funding for the installation of services and infrastructure and the construction of 428 sectional title homes in the Northern Suburbs of Pretoria. 7600 shack dwellers relocated Thousands of Khayelitsha shack-dwellers in Enkanini informal settlement have been relocated to their own serviced sites at nearby Zwelitsha, says Councillor Shehaam Sims, Mayoral Committee Member for Housing. UN award for Joshco The City of Johannesburg's inner city housing provider, social housing company, Joshco, won the coveted UN Habitat 2010 Scroll of Honour for providing affordable housing units and services for poor families. Sustainable Housing Calculator The Sustainable Housing Calculator developed by University of Stellenbosch Professor Mark Swilling and Professor Johan Burger was presented at the National Indaba on Alternative Technologies. The Sustainable Housing Calculator can be downloaded, at no charge, from www.sustainabilityinstitute.net The tool can be modified for the user and it allows for all projects costs including capital expenses, land costs and infrastructure.
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