Premier launches RDP housing project in north
Rama City is situated in the north-western part of the City of Tshwane in a 755ha farm next to Ga-Rankuwa and the Rosslyn Industrial Area.
Gauteng premier David Makhura launched the Rama City mega human settlements project on Thursday.
The premier, accompanied by Tshwane metro MMC for human settlements Mandla Nkomo, said the Rama City mega project would go a long way towards addressing housing challenges in the area.
“The project will yield more than 15 000 units for the poor upon completion,” he said.
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Rama City is situated in the north-western part of Pretoria near Ga-Rankuwa and the Rosslyn industrial area.
The RDP project would benefit the Rama City community and the broader communities of Ga-Rankuwa, Soshanguve and Medunsa.
Makhura said his government’s aim was to build developments that were self-sufficient providing housing, economic and social needs to the community.
“These are new cities of the future that will radically transform how human settlements are delivered across all the corridors of Gauteng. We are going to work with key partners to ensure proper planning for all services such as water, sanitation, roads, electricity, and social amenities,” Makhura said.
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He said R10 million had been set aside to build schools, a clinic, a library, and a shopping centre at Rama City.
He said mega cities would create a healthy and vibrant household economy that would ensure job opportunities closer to where people lived to reduce travel costs.
He said all approved beneficiaries would be given title deeds.
“We urge all beneficiaries to refrain from selling their houses. Some of the beneficiaries have been waiting since 1994 to receive houses, and when they finally get their houses they sell them and go back to living in the shacks,” the premier said adding that this was disappointing.
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