Human Settlement
With regard to gender diversity in Human Settlements projects:
- How many women-owned construction companies are currently involved in projects of his Department, (b) who are the (i) main contractors and (ii) subcontractors and (c) what measures does his Department take to promote gender diversity through its projects?
- There are currently three women-owned construction companies that are involved in departmental projects as indicated below:
Company Name | Project Name | Women Owned % |
Black Bird Trading 166CC | De Novo Portion 10 | 50% |
Eyamabamba Construction | Mandela Park Site C project 2 (497 units) construction of 30 top structures | 90% |
Betsy Building Construction | Valhalla Park Phase 1 | 100% |
(b)(i) All three contractors are the main contractors in the respective projects.
(ii) No subcontracting. The appointment and management of sub-contractors is not the responsibility of my department
(c) My department in partnership with Municipalities, the National Home Builders Registration Council and the Construction Industry Development Board facilitates a three-day Construction Technical Training initiative for Emerging Contractors on a quarterly basis, with the target audience predominantly being the designated grouping of Women and Youth.
During the 2019/ 20 financial year my department strengthened relations with Municipal LED components and facilitated the training in the Municipalities that were receptive to the Department’s training proposal.
During this period my department, with the participation of its afore-mentioned alliance partners, trained over one hundred persons with an 80 /20 gender split of Women and Men. Preference is given to persons younger than 35 years of age (Youth) to participate in the training initiative.
My department has resumed the Emerging Contractor training since the inception of the COVID -19 lockdown level 2 and targets to train a further total of fifty persons in the Garden Route District before the end of September 2020. The Construction Technical training is the foundation training for Emerging Contractors and the Department anticipates facilitating ‘Finance for non-Financial Managers’ and ‘Project Management’ training for all persons who successfully completed the Construction Technical Training
