HUMAN SETTLEMENTS MEDIA BREAKFAST TO UNPACK SA’S IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEW URBAN AGENDA


Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi and Deputy Minister Pam Tshwete will host the Human Settlements Media Breakfast to unpack South Africa’s first National Report on the Implementation of the New Urban Agenda (NUA).


The report seeks to continue broader stakeholder engagements on collaborative mechanisms that have been developed to address urbanisation in a way that achieves the country’s human settlements vision.

The Minister and Deputy Minister will also host a roundtable discussion with women in the human settlements sector to discuss amongst other things, challenges that women are facing such as the lack of home ownership; gender based violence; femicide; and impact of unemployment and poverty among women.

Details are as follows:
DAY 1: Media breakfast to unpack NUA Report
Date: 30 March 2022 | Venue: Cape Town, ICC | Time: 07:00
DAY 2: Title Deeds Handover and Stakeholder Engagements
Date: 31 March 2022 | Venue: Thusong Centre, Khayelitsha | Time: 08:00

Media Participation: The media breakfast and roundtable discussion will be streamed live on the Department of Human Settlements social media channels.

RSVP: Matome Dikgale on matome.dikgale@dhs.gov.za or 072 528 3543
For Media Enquiries: Hlengiwe Nhlabathi-Mokota (Ministry Spokesperson)
on hlengiwe.nhlabathi@dhs.gov.za or 064 754 8426

Press Release Date: 
Tuesday, March 29, 2022