The Minister of Human Settlements, Mmamoloko Kubayi, and Deputy Minister Pam Tshwete will on Wednesday, 10 April 2024, launch the Townlands Social Housing Project in Marabastad, City of Tshwane, which is one of the biggest Social Housing Project in the country. Townlands Social Housing Project is a 1200-unit social housing development that offers low-cost rental accommodation to qualifying residents of Tshwane, who fall in the income band of R1 850 to R22 000 per month. This affordable housing development will enable residents of Tshwane to live near the city centre to have access to economic opportunities, thus redressing the housing backlog in the city.

The Social Housing Regulatory Agency (SHRA), an entity of the Department of Human Settlements, partnered with Housing Company Tshwane (HCT) in the development of this social housing project.

The Ministerial delegation includes Gauteng MEC for Human Settlements and Infrastructure Development, Lebogang Maile, and City of Tshwane MMC for Human Settlements, Cllr Ofentse Madzebatela.

Members of the media are invited as follows:

Date: Wednesday, 10 April 2024
Time: 10h00
Venue: Townlands Social Housing Project, Marabastad, Tshwane.

RSVP: Tebogo.mosima@dhs.gov.za or 072 171 1021

Media Enquiries:

Hlengiwe Nhlabathi-Mokota, Spokesperson for Ministry of Human Settlements on 064 754 8426 or Castro Ngobese, MEC’s Spokesperson on 060 997 7790

Issued by the Ministry of Human Settlements Govan Mbeki House 240 Justice Mahomed Street, Sunnyside, Pretoria, 0001