Consultants to develop a Human Settlement Delivery Plan
17 January 2012
Extensive consultations on the development of a long-term
Human Settlements Master Plan are underway at the three districts in the
Province. The consultation of municipalities is aimed at obtaining information
on the state of human settlements delivery, backlog, and plans for consolidation
to deliver improved human settlements in the Province. The consultations forms
part of the resolution of the recently held Human Settlements Indaba held on the
29th – 30th November 2011 at Nkangala Municipal Offices. The plan is envisaged
to assist in the development of sustainable human settlements and the
development of a multi –year master–plan.
The department is responsible for promoting sustainable
integrated and supporting municipalities to optimally delivery improved quality
of household life. The Indaba held under the theme – “From Housing to Human
Settlements” – was aimed at sharing ideas on how to deliver on the redefined
mandate. The broadened order requires the department to deliver not only houses,
but engage all social partners to provide the required social amenities that
qualifies a human settlement. In order to meet these objectives, the department
has to take on board all municipalities, professional structures and
institutions within the built environment.
The envisaged master-plan will have to assist the
department not only to deliver houses, but involves other services such as
schools, clinics, water, sanitation, roads and other infrastructure. The
Department is requesting all municipalities to provide information which
include:
- Land Audit Report, to assist in
checking availability of land which can be developed to replace informal
settlements, develop rental stock and promote mixed –income grouping
covering low and middle income earners and other challenges on land issue.
- Availability of Social Amenities, a
critical element of a adequate shelter in access to basic services such as:
community halls, child care centres and other
- Spatial Development Framework, promotion of local development, economic opportunities in the municipalities.
The objectives of these consultations are expected to give
a sense of current human settlements delivery status for proper for Human
Settlements development and in accelerating delivery of housing opportunities.
The first phase of the engagements took place between the 10TH – 20TH January
2012 and the second round will be concluded sometimes in February 2012 at the
Province’s three regions.
ISSUED BY THE COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTORATE
Contact
Freddy Ngobe
Cell: 082 859 4630
Tel: 0137666014
Issued by the Department of Human Settlements, Mpumalanga Provincial Government
