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MINISTER SIMELANE TO HANDOVER A HOUSE TO A DESTITUTE SOWETO FAMILY

The Minister of Human Settlements, Thembi Simelane will hand over a newly rebuilt house on Sunday, 26 January 2025 to a destitute family of 11 in Soweto.

In 2024, the Kekana family situation was brought to the Ministry of Human Settlements with a request to assist them with shelter after their house was gutted by fire. Accordingly, a house has been completed and is ready for occupancy.

The government remains committed to the delivery of houses to the qualifying beneficiaries including the elderly, child-headed households, and persons with disabilities.

Minister Simelane will be joined by the Gauteng MEC for Human Settlements Tasneem Motara and the City of Johannesburg MMC for Human Settlements Mlungisi Mabaso.

The details are as follows:
Date: Tomorrow, 26 January 2025
Time: 10h00 Venue: 3905 Molokomme Street, Orlando West

Enquiries: Tsekiso Machike, Spokesperson to the Minister on 078 237 3900 I Tsekiso.machike@dhs.gov.za or Nozipho Zulu, Head of Communications on 078 457 9376 I Nozipho.zulu@dhs.gov.za

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

Press Release Date
25 January 2025