The Minister of Human Settlements, Mmamoloko Kubayi, together with Eastern Cape Human Settlements MEC, Siphokazi Lusithi, will on Thursday, 10 August 2023 hand over houses to elderly women in Cofimvaba, in the Eastern Cape.

The housing handover precedes the Presidential Imbizo to be held on Friday 11

August 2023 in Tsomo, Chris Hani District Municipality.

The KwaHala Rural Housing Project covers rural villages and is expected to deliver 278 housing units on completion. The latter prioritises the most destitute and vulnerable in society, with 150 houses allocated to the elderly.

The KwaHala Rural Housing Project is one of the 104 active housing projects within the Chris Hani District, allocated a total budget of R272 million for this current financial year.

The Minister and MEC will be joined by the MMC for Human Settlements in the Chris Hani District, Cllr Nosipho Papiyana, amongst the delegation.

Details are as follows:

SESSION 1- TECHNICAL BRIEFING (CLOSED)
Date: Thursday, 10 August 2023
Time: 10h30
Venue: Intsika Yethu Local Municipality

SESSION 2 - HOUSE HANDOVER TO ELDERLY AND PLANTING OF TREES
Date: Thursday, 10 August 2023

Time: 12h30

Venue: Kwa-Hala Village, Cofimvaba - Intsika Yethu Local Municipality

SESSION 3: COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND SERVICE FAIR

Venue: Kwa-Hala Village, Cofimvaba

Time: 13h00

There will be opportunities for media engagements on site.

For RSVP: Contact Phiwokuhle Soga on 076 804 4292 or Isaac Skhosana on 076 875
5681

Media Enquiries: Ms Hlengiwe Nhlabathi-Mokota, Spokesperson to the Minister on
064 754 8426 or Hlengiwe.nhlabathi@dhs.gov.za OR Mr Siyabonga Mdodi, Media
Liaison Officer of EC Department of Human Settlements on 072 345 8457 or

SiyabongaMd@ecdhs.gov.za