MMC for Human Settlements Lesiba Mpya visited the Thembisa mega housing project to assess the progress of construction at Thembisa Extension 25/7.
Mpya also handed over 12 title deeds at Rabasotho Customer Care Centre and recently visited resettled beneficiaries at Clayville Ext 80 on November 19.
The site covers over 58ha and will yield 3 510 housing units, of which 3 159 are RDP walk-ups and the remaining 351 are social housing units.
The units are to be built as four storey walk-ups.
The project is at approximately 23 per cent completion and is anticipated to be finished by June next year.
CoE spokesperson Themba Gadebe said the first phase of the top structures consists of 500 units to be built, using alternative building technology (ABT) that will help accelerate the delivery of the units.
“Houses built using this technology are between 10 per cent and 20 per cent more economical than conventional methods, but still deliver on required quality. In addition, it is more environmentally friendly.”
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The following has been completed on site:
• Earthworks, raft foundations, ground floor walling and a large portion of the first floor slabs. Wall panels are also continuously being assembled on site.
• Bulk services have been largely completed on the project and the Human Settlements Department is in the process of readying other portions of the site to construct the next phases of the housing units.
• The local community has been trained to use the ABT systems. The project has employed more local labour and women as the assembly of the panels used is a labour-intensive activity.
• There is a subcontractor from Thembisa that has also been appointed for construction on the project, and at least 200 local labourers are anticipated to be engaged during the course of the project.
Beneficiary administration processes are currently underway to ensure that the first 500 beneficiaries are in place once the units are ready to be handed over.
The last event of the day was the resettlement of beneficiaries at Clayville Ext 80. Over 180 residents of Madelakufa informal settlement moved into new housing units on July 2 this year.
Mpya visited some of the beneficiaries’ homes to inspect living and safety conditions.
Clayville Ext 80 is an integrated human settlements project with RDP houses, social housing, rental and bonded houses.
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