The Minister of Human Settlements, Thembi Simelane, will lead the Team Human Settlements on a two-day oversight visit to Limpopo Province to review the province’s performance in delivering sustainable human settlements and achieving the 2025/2026 targets.

Minister Simelane will receive a detailed briefing on the province’s 2025/2026 financial and non-financial performance, which will be followed by in-loco inspections at various housing projects in Polokwane. 

Together with the Deputy Minister Tandi Mahambehlala, MECs of Human Settlements and Executive Mayors, Minister Simelane will also relaunch the Title Deeds Friday Campaign by handing over title deeds to senior citizens between 60 and 70 years old. This is part of the 2025 Women’s Month celebration and commemoration of the 1956 Women’s March to the Union Buildings against the pass laws. The handover will precede the Minister’s meeting with MECs and Executive Mayors (MinMEC) to take place in Polokwane. 

The two-day programme is as follows:

Day one

Activity 1: Walkabout at Annadale Social Housing Project

Date: Thursday, 07 August 2025 

Time: 9:00 Venue: Annadale Extension 2

Activity 2: -In-loco inspection at Asbestos Removal Project

Date: Thursday, 7 August 2025 

Time: 10h00

Venue: Extension 44, Polokwane 

Day Two

Activity 1: Door-to-door handover of title deeds to senior citizens

Date: Friday, 08 August 2025

Time: 9h00

Venue: Seshego, Extension 133

Activity 2: 

Community engagement and handover of title deeds handover

Date: Friday, 08 August 2025

Time: 09h30

Venue: Sports ground, Seshego, Extension 133

Enquiries: Tsekiso Machike, Spokesperson to the Minister on 077 410 5050 Tsekiso.machike@dhs.gov.za Issued by the Ministry of Human Settlements, Govan Mbeki House 240, Justice Mahomed Street, Sunnyside, Pretoria