September 2010
Housing in Southern Africa interviews the CEO of the National Home Builders Registration Council on the proposed new White Paper legislation which will impact on developers and builders. The 3 000 houses that Minister Sexwale intends demolishing were not built by registered NHBRC home builders, nor were they requested with the organisation. Minister of Human Settlements, Tokyo Sexwale can shake, mesmerise and move with the best of them. The billionaire businessman and politican calmed protesters, wooed audiences and entertained the Lufhereng community, while handing over houses at the latest township to be developed in the Greater Soweto area. President Jacob Zuma's appointee, Landiwe Mahlangu talks to Housing in Southern Africa. President Zuma's appointee will bring some financial and economic acumen to struggling municipalities, and tweak boundaries for sustainability and growth.
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3 000 houses not NHBRC approved CEO of the National Home Builders Registration Council, Sipho Mashinini, holds government accountable for the 3 000 houses which Minister Sexwale intends demolishing as they were not built or registered with the NHBRC.
Changes to the NHBRC's mandate will impact on developers and builders and provide much needed consumer protection. The legislative review team will consider current shortfalls and make recommendations. But it will take a year before the White Paper is proposed and open for public scrutiny. Lufhereng - Soweto's beacon of hope Minister of Human Settlements, Tokyo Sexwale, attended the launch of Lufhereng in the Greater Soweto area. The astute billionaire politician listened to protesters over housing delivery and offered hope for those still on the waiting list.
Soweto's newest township, Lufhereng, will provide 25 000 housing opportunities in the mixed human settlement, situated on the R588, north of Protea Glen and south of Slovoville. Marking territory Municipal Demarcation Board Chairman, Landiwe Mahlangu talks to Housing in Southern Africa. President Zuma's appointee will bring some financial and economic acumen to struggling municipalities, and tweak boundaries for sustainability and growth. Spatial Planning Seminar Trevor Manuel, chairperson of The National Planning Commission held a Spatial Planning Seminar with Ministers during August on the land use management and spatial planning norms. Sexwale cracks down on corruption The Special Investigations Unit has recovered R44 million and arrested 1 910 government officials who illegally benefited from housing subsidies from the Department of Human Settlements. The money recovered has been ploughed back into the Department's coffers.
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