Human Settlements
With regard to his province-wide drive to update the housing demand database:
- (a) What are the details of all the areas that have been visited and will be visited, including (i) the names of the areas and (ii) the dates of the visits and (b) how were the areas determined; whether he will visit townships dominated by black people in his province-wide drive; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
(1) (a) What are the details of all the areas that have been visited and will be visited, including (i) the names of the areas and (ii) the dates of the visits and
1 (a) (i) and (ii) The HDD drive were implemented in the following areas and dates:
Region | Municipalities | Areas | Date |
Garden Route | George Municipality |
| Pilot was implemented in George Municipality,
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Hessequa Municipality
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Kannaland Municipality
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Knysna Municipality
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Bitou Municipality
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Cape Winelands | Witzenberg Municipality
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26-27 October 2019 |
Langeberg Municipality |
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Overberg |
Cape Agulhas Municipality
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2 November 2019 |
Theewaterskloof Municipality |
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Overstrand Municipality
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West Coast | Matzikama Municipality
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9 November 2019 |
Cederberg Municipality
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Saldanha Bay Municipality
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Swartland Municipality
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Bergrivier Municipality
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Central Karoo | Beaufort West Municipality
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30 November 2019 |
Laingsburg Municipality
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Metropolitan |
| 22-23 February 2020 | |
| 7-8 March 2020 | ||
| 14 March 2020 |
(b) how were the areas determined;
- The Department of Human Settlements requested Municipalities to identify areas where the HDD drive can be implemented based on the Municipality’s housing needs.
- The Municipalities who confirmed participation in the HDD drive identified the areas and booked the venues.
- The location of the venue was important as it determined how accessible the venue would be for the citizens in terms of the distance they need to travel and the capacity of the venue to accommodate a large number of citizens.
(2) whether he will visit townships dominated by black people in his province-wide drive; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
- The Provincial Department of Human Settlements is currently engaging with City of Cape Town on areas to visit within the Metro other than the areas visited as mentioned above. However given the latest developments on COVID-19 we have placed any future engagements on hold.
