Housing

Homeowners get title deeds

DELIGHTED residents in Pennyville were handed the title deeds to their properties. The development comprises 2 800 houses in total.

More housing for Wits students

WITS Junction will ease housing worries at the university, with rental accommodation being built for more than a thousand students in 14 three-storey apartment blocks.

City warns of housing fraud

UNSUSPECTING people on the housing waiting list are being targeted by fraudulent people who promise to help them jump the queue.

Joburg speeds up housing delivery

THE next six months will see Joburg building about 12 000 mixed income houses in the Fleurhof and Lehae developments, and the City will also soon allocate accommodation in upgraded women’s hostels to beneficiaries.

More houses on the cards

BULK infrastructure at the second phase of the Elias Motsoaledi Housing Project is almost complete, with work on the houses expected to start between April and May.

More powers to Joburg

JOHANNESBURG is one of eight municipalities that have been accredited by the human settlements minister to build their own housing developments, without going through national or provincial departments first.

Lufhereng residents move in

CHRISTMAS under your own roof – this is the present the City and its partners have given almost a thousand families in the new township of Lufhereng.

Finally, a home to rest a while

IT is hard for Selina Mofokeng to see her once-strong mother now so old and frail. But at least she has swopped her shack for a proper home.

Fresh look at housing plans

RECOMMENDATIONS and resolutions were made at the housing summit, and the City’s timeframes were evaluated in the quest for “a realisable action plan”.

New homes handed over

FOR the first time in her 108 years, Annie Moipone Mofokeng has a proper roof over her head after the mayor handed title deeds to her and others in Drieziek.

Lehae becomes a home

THE mayor handed over title deeds to new homeowners in Lehae, a mixed income development, on a tour of Region G.

Illegal buildings to be demolished

ARMED with a court order, the Johannesburg Property Company will soon begin tearing down structures built illegally on City-owned land so that social housing projects can proceed.

Housing on the agenda

A CONFERENCE in Midrand is bringing together government, development bankers and other experts to solve South Africa’s housing problems.

Joshco celebrates award

STAFF were in a party mood at the Johannesburg Social Housing Company after winning the prestigious UN Scroll of Honour.
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Alternative solutions for homes

THE Alternative Building Technologies Indaba is looking for sustainable solutions on the road to overcoming the housing backlog.

UN award for Joshco

THE Johannesburg Social Housing Company has been recognised internationally, winning the most prestigious human settlement award.

Lufhereng is launched

HOUSES were handed to beneficiaries - some of whom had been on the waiting list for 14 years - at the official launch of Lufhereng. A whole new community is being built, with 24 000 mixed income houses, schools, clinics and recreational facilities.