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MEC SIPHOKAZI LUSITHI HANDED OVER 60 HOUSES TO DESTITUTE FAMILIES IN TSHOLOMNQA
Eastern Cape MEC for Public Works, Infrastructure and Human Settlements, Hon. Siphokazi Lusithi, officially handed over 60 newly built houses to destitute and vulnerable families in Tsholomnqa, within the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality (BCMM), on Thursday, 05...
MEC LUSITHI HANDS OVER 211 TITLE DEEDS IN JOE GQABI
The MEC for Public Works, Infrastructure and Human Settlements, Ms Siphokazi Lusithi, today, 30 January 2026, handed over 211 title deeds to housing beneficiaries in Maletswai as part of her two-day service delivery visit to the Joe Gqabi District. “This is one way as...
MEC LUSITHI TO HONOUR JOE SLOVO WITH LECTURE AND HOUSING HANDOVER
Eastern Cape Human Settlements MEC, Siphokazi Lusithi, will lead a memorial lecture and officially hand over 100 houses to destitute families in the Kouga Local Municipality on 30–31 October 2025. The two-day event forms part of the provincial Human Settlements Month...
PREMIER MABUYANE TO HAND OVER HOUSES TO DESTITUTE WOMEN, INCLUDING A CENTENARIAN IN NYARHA
TO ALL MEDIA FOR IMMEDIATE USE 27 AUGUST 2025 The Eastern Cape Provincial Government, led by Premier Lubabalo Oscar Mabuyane together with MEC for Human Settlements and Public Works & Infrastructure, Siphokazi Lusithi, will on Thursday, 28 August 2025, hand over...
HUMAN SETTLEMENTS TO LAUNCH SHORT LEARNING PROGRAMME IN NELSON MANDELA UNIVERSITY
The EC Department of Human Settlements, as led by MEC Siphokazi Lusithi, will launch the Short Learning Programme and sign a renewed Memorandum of Understanding with the Nelson Mandela University in Gqeberha on 08 July 2025. The Short Learning Programme is part of...
MEC Lusithi Hands Over New Home to Former Farm Worker as Part of Komga Zone 10 Housing Project
In a powerful moment of restoration and redress, the Eastern Cape MEC for Human Settlements, Siphokazi Lusithi, recently handed over a newly built home to Nothozamile Funeka Ngonzi, a 62-year-old farm worker and mother of four, as part of the Komga Zone 10 Phase 1...
A DREAM HOME FOR A 97-YEAR-OLD GBVF SURVIVOR
Mama Nonyameko Eunice Msili, a 97-year-old survivor of Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF), was handed the keys to a newly built home by the Eastern Cape Department of Human Settlements on June 5, 2025.The handover formed part of the department’s ongoing efforts...
Hope Built Brick by Brick: New Homes Bring Dignity and Relief to Flagstaff Families
In a moving demonstration of the government’s commitment to inclusive, community-centered development, the Eastern Cape Department of Human Settlements marked a significant milestone on earlier this month with the handover of 288 newly built homes to families in the...
FROM THE MEC’S DESK
Turning Today’s Vision into Tomorrow’s Reality This month, I would like to reflect on the recent Joint Post Policy Speech, Media and Stakeholder Engagement, as we advance the policy priorities set out in the 2025/26 Budget and Policy Speech. Our shared vision is to...