Housing

Upgrades are planned for hostels

A NUMBER of hostels in Soweto have been earmarked for development, including the crumbling Dube, while work has already begun at Diepkloof and City Deep.

Houses planned for Paterson Park

ABOUT 3 percent of Paterson Park, in eastern Joburg, has been identified for residential development in "one of the most exciting public open space projects the City has ever embarked on".

Mayor hands over Diepsloot houses

VOLUNTEERS built 10 houses in just five days in Diepsloot, inviting the executive mayor to give the keys to the front doors to the beneficiaries.

Volunteers build homes in Diepsloot

MEMBERS of the community and other volunteers picked up their tools to build 10 houses for elderly Diepsloot residents through Habitat for Humanity.

Housing plan to be 'released by July'

Housing is an emotive issue, and the residential development group was possibly the most volatile at the Inner City Summit on 5 May. But it was agreed that the City would lead an inner city housing plan for tens of thousands of residential units in Joburg's central area.