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