The handover of the Walmer Enhanced People’s Housing Project, also known as Umzi wase Gqebera, will be preceded by a massive clean-up campaign in the area on Monday the 1st of April 2019.

Deputy Minister Kota-Fredericks will lead the clean-up campaign supported by the members of the greater Walmer community, the Department of Environmental Affairs as well as members of local and provincial government.

This is an informal settlement upgrading project made up of two thousand, two hundred and nine (2 209) sites. These families have been living without formal services or housing and many are still using the “bucket” sanitation system.


The project was approved with the total budget totaling R261 million.

DATES: Tuesday, 02 April 2019
VENUE: Plot 21, Avro Road Airport Valley, Port Elizabeth
TIME: 09H00-13H00


Members of the Media can RSVP by contacting:
All members of the media are invited and they can RSVP with Ms. Tebogo Mosima on tebogo.mosima@dhs.gov.za


For more information contact: Mr. Xolani Xundu on 083 788 5747

Issued by the Department of Human Settlements