SC on Human Settlements

08:45 – 09:00     Opening and welcome

 

09:00 – 12:00     Briefing by the National Department of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation, the                    Bitou Municipality and the Department of Human Settlements on the

    • The emergency housing building materials provided to the Bitou Municipality
    • Developments that led to the abandonment of the materials
    • The outcome of the discussion held by the three spheres of government on funding for the acquisition of  emergency housing building materials intended to create temporary relocation for 71 households
    •  
    • The proposed way forward

10:30 – 13:30     Briefing by the Knysna Municipality and the Department of Human Settlements on the    

  • Manner in which alternate building measures up with conventional building methods in terms of
  • Job creation
  • Construction time
  • The differences between conventional and alternate building methods
  • Challenges associated with transitioning from traditional building methods to alternate building methods
  • The life span of the alternate building methods as opposed to traditional building methods

15:30 – 16:15    Guided tour of the Plettenberg Bay Hanger

Guided tour of the Plettenberg Bay Hanger, accompanied by the Department of Human                           Settlements and the Municipal officials.

 

16:45 – 17:30     Guided tour of the White Location Housing Project in Knysna   

Guided tour of the White Location Housing Project, accompanied by the Department of                                Human Settlements and the Municipal officials.

View live here: https://www.wcpp.gov.za/node/9006

                          

Dates: 
Wednesday, March 3, 2021
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Type of event: 
​Oversight Visit
Time: 
09:00 - 17:30
Event Venue: 
Virtual Meeting via MS Teams/Plettenberg Bay Council Chambers
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