Delivery of houses need to double
Housing delivery in South Africa needs to double from the current delivery rate of about 250 000 housing units a year to 500 000 units if the backlog is to be removed and supply to new urban residents to be fulfilled, Director General of Land and Housing Irumuleng Kotsoane said.
Kotsoane said there is currently a backlog of about 2,4-million housing units in the country.
He acknowledged, at a media briefing at Parliament, that the pressure to deliver so many housing units -- and to reach the target of removing all informal settlements by 2014 -- will be a significant challenge given that South Africa has also embarked on a massive capital investment drive to improve infrastructure, including transport.
In addition, Kotsoane said there is already pressure to import cement as South Africa gears up to provide facilities -- including stadiums -- for the 2010 Soccer World Cup. Read more
Kotsoane said there is currently a backlog of about 2,4-million housing units in the country.
He acknowledged, at a media briefing at Parliament, that the pressure to deliver so many housing units -- and to reach the target of removing all informal settlements by 2014 -- will be a significant challenge given that South Africa has also embarked on a massive capital investment drive to improve infrastructure, including transport.
In addition, Kotsoane said there is already pressure to import cement as South Africa gears up to provide facilities -- including stadiums -- for the 2010 Soccer World Cup. Read more
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