MEDIA ADVISORY<\/p>\n\n\n\n
TO ALL MEDIA<\/p>\n\n\n\n
FOR IMMEDIATE USE<\/p>\n\n\n\n
22 SEPTEMBER 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n
MEC SIPHOKAZI LUSITHI TO HANDOVER 25 NEW HOUSES TO DR AB XUMA VILLAGERS INCLUDING 102-YEAR-OLD GRANDMOTHER<\/p>\n\n\n\n
East London——– Rural development will receive a boost when Eastern Cape Human Settlements MEC, Siphokazi Lusithi, hands over 25 new houses to impoverished families in Dr AB Xuma Local Municipality on 23 September 2022. All beneficiaries, including a 102-year-old grandmother from Inkwenkwezi, benefitted from a multimillion-rand rural housing project in the municipality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nofimbile Sobo (102-year-old) will receive her house after staying with her five children and grandchildren in a mud structure in Trust Village.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 25 beneficiaries form part of the Department\u2019s Inkwenkwezi 300, a rural housing project to benefit 300 families in Inkwenkwezi. The scope of the project includes construction of 300 housing units, installation of rainwater tanks and VIP Toilets infrastructure services, at a contract value of R45 million. To date a total of 211 houses have been completed in the project. In the entire Chris Hani District Municipality, the Department has 81 running projects with a budget of R255 million this financial year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The handover is a build up to the provincial Heritage Month event to take place in the same municipality on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Members of the media are invited as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
DATE: FRIDAY, 23 SEPTEMBER 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n
VENUE: INKWENKWEZI, DR AB XUMA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY<\/p>\n\n\n\n
TIME: 10H00<\/p>\n\n\n\n
END.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Confirmations contact Phiwokuhle Soga, 076 8044292, PhiwokuhleS@ecdhs.gov.za<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Issued by Department of Human Settlements<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For media enquiries contact<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mr Caswell Mabunda<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Acting Director Communications<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Eastern Cape Human Settlements<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cell: 074 142 3870 or CaswellM@ecdhs.gov.za<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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