Premier Mabuza commits a new formal settlement for Delmas residents
15 October 2013
Mpumalanga Premier David Mabuza has committed that all residents residing in the shacks around Delmas will be moved to a new formal settlement by March 2014.
Speaking at an Imbizo on Saturday in the Victor Khanye Municipality [Delmas], Premier Mabuza publicly committed that all citizens who currently do not have RDP houses, would first be registered and subsequently be moved to a service land.
During the Imbizo, the community wanted to know if they would still be moved to a formal settlement by December this year as undertaken by the municipality. The Premier requested an extension from the residents to have them moved by March 2014.
Mabuza asked both Human Settlements MEC Andries Gamede and Cogta MEC Simon Skosana to work with the municipality on the establishment of the new location that will have the RDP houses, water, electricity and the roads.
Premier Mabuza appreciated the work done by government as many residents had their RDP houses; however he was still concerned about those who were still living in the informal settlements.
He explained that the shacks did not bring “dignity” to those residents who were still utilising them as their homes adding that the process of registration should commence as soon as possible.
“I am putting my head on the block, come rain, come sunshine, whether it would be at night or during the day, by March next year, you will move to your new formal settlement which will have all the necessary infrastructure.
“Today we are making a Vezimfundo High School Accord. This government will provide you with your houses, but you will also not build new shacks. The ruling party made a contract with you that it will change your lives for the better; indeed the houses will be built on a service land,” said Mabuza.
During the Imbizo, Premier Mabuza accompanied by Cogta and Water Affairs ministers handed over more than 800 title deeds to the RDP houses in Delmas. Earlier in the day, they handed over 25 luxurious and upmarket houses sponsored by a local mining company, Exarro.
The Premier has since donated beds while the municipality has put curtains on all 25 Premier Mabuza’s Kancane Kancane Housing Legacy project.
Early this year, Water Affairs Minister Edna Molewa opened a multi-million Rand bulk water pipe to the community of Delmas. The RDP houses have waterborne toilets which have prevented water related diseases.
Issued by Zibonele Mncwango
Spokesperson: Mpumalanga Premier
Mpumalanga Provincial Government
Office of the Premier
Tel: (013) 766 2453
Mobile: 079 491 0163
E-mail:
zmncwango@mpg.gov.za
