Minister of Human Settlements, Thembi Simelane, together with the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Angie Motshekga, will tomorrow, 22 April 2026, hand over houses to military veterans and title deeds to fully subsidised housing beneficiaries at the uMshwathi Local Municipality, KwaZulu Natal. 

They will be joined by MEC for Transport and Human Settlements, Mr S. Duma, Executive Mayors of eThekwini Municipality, Cllr. Cyril Xaba, uMshwathi Local Municipality, Cllr. M. Zondi, and uMgungundlovu District Municipality, Cllr. M. Zuma.

The houses to be handed over are part of the uMshwathi Integrated Redevelopment Programme (IRDP), which is expected to deliver 2,922 housing units upon completion. The units include Breaking New Ground (BNG) houses, First Home Finance, Social Housing, and provisions for Military Veterans. To date, 744 units have been delivered.

The delegation will also proceed to Cornubia, eThekwini, to assess the progress made in building permanent houses for the flood victims.
Details are as follows:

ACTIVITY ONE: Military housing and title deeds handover

DATE: Wednesday, 22 April 2026
TIME:10h00
VENUE: Umshwathi Housing Project, Ward 9

ACTIVITY TWO: Title deeds handover and community engagement 

DATE: Wednesday, 22 April 2026
TIME:11h00
VENUE: Trustfeed Sports Ground, Ward 9, Umshwathi

ACTIVITY THREE: Project visit and walkabout 

DATE: Wednesday, 22 April 2026
TIME: 14H30 – 15H30
VENUE: Cornubia Housing Project, eThekwini 

Enquiries: Tsekiso Machike, Spokesperson to the Minister on 077 410 5050 Tsekiso.machike@dhs.gov.za   OR Ndabezinhle Sibiya, Spokesperson to MEC for Transport and Human Settlements on 082 375 4742

Issued by the Ministries  of Human Settlements and Defence and Military Veterans