Rugby Club informal settlement upgraded
“The City of Johannesburg’s Housing Department is committed to upgrading 30 informal settlements in terms of the Upgrading of Informal Settlements Policy Framework."
Thursday, July 1 saw the MMC for Housing in the City of Johannesburg, Mlungisi Mabaso conduct an oversight visit at the highly dense Rugby Club informal settlement in Florida.
The initiative is in line with the Upgrading of Informal Settlements Programme (UISP) where new upgraded sites have been established.
The sites were developed through a dialogue between the City of Johannesburg and the residents of Rugby Club informal settlement.
According to the City, the upgraded site will have interim services such as water, sanitation, road and a storm water network, electricity connections and solid waste containment.
This formalisation is aimed at reducing the City’s informal settlements backlog and improving the livelihoods of Joburg residents.
“The City of Johannesburg’s Housing Department is committed to upgrading 30 informal settlements in terms of the Upgrading of Informal Settlements Policy Framework.
“The City has identified the UISP as one of the sustainable human settlement vehicles to create housing opportunities for those living in the informal settlements,” said Mabaso, adding that this new vehicle of upgrading informal settlements will respond to de-densifying highly populated areas amid Covid-19.
“Residents will be moved within a couple of weeks to manage social distancing in the informal settlement to curb the spread of Covid-19.
“The demand for housing opportunities remains the root cause for interruptions and objections in housing projects.
“The Government of Local Unity (GLU) urges residents to be patient as this is an ongoing process to provide interim relief in the form of basic services, and to address the sanitation backlog in informal settlements,” said Mabaso..
