Tshwane’s R508-million housing project to be finished by February 2022

The Tshwane metro says its R508-million social housing project for low/middle-income earners in Marabastad, Pretoria CBD would be completed by February next year.

Beneficiaries of the social housing units in the CBD would be residents of Tshwane who earned between R1 500 and R15 000 per month, said mayoral spokesperson Sipho Stuurman.

The amenities at the building would include a children’s playground, sporting facilities, community hall and tuck shop.

The project was expected to yield about 1 200 units on the corner of Struben and Es’kia Mphahlele streets, near home affairs’ refugee reception centre.

Stuurman said the project was one of the Housing Company Tshwane’s (HCT) mandates to develop and deliver good affordable rental property to the community of Tshwane.

“This helps to bring the community close to the workplace within the CBD.”

He said rent at the units would range between R625 to R4 860.

He added it was important for accommodation seekers to note that the application process had not commenced yet.

“HCT will, however, advertise the project through social media, radio and newspaper platforms for pre-application forms which require no money to obtain.

“At no point will HCT require any form of money during this process until the tenant’s application is successful and a leasing agreement is presented.”

His comments came after the metro urged residents to ignore a phoney message on social media asking them to “apply” to rent rooms at the flats.

“This message is a scam,” said Stuurman.