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Human Settlements Minister Lindiwe Sisulu said she acknowledged the suffering residents have endured over the years with multiple disastrous fires raging in the area, and said the government could no longer look the other way.
The Minister of Human Settlements, Lindiwe Sisulu, in Masiphumelele, Cape Town, on December 22, 2020. Image: @ LindiweSisuluSA / Twitter
CAPE TOWN – The national minister for Human Settlements promised Masiphumelele residents that they will build 2,800 homes in the area.
Lindiwe Sisulu returned to Masiphumele on Tuesday, where she presented a housing plan to help residents.
Last week, a massive fire tore through part of the sprawling informal settlement, razing more than 1,000 homes and leaving thousands of residents with nothing but the clothes they were wearing.
Human Settlements Minister Lindiwe Sisulu said she acknowledged the suffering residents have endured over the years with multiple disastrous fires raging in the area, and said the government could no longer look the other way.
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So he promised that 2,800 homes would be built in the next four months. They will be built with fire-resistant materials and will cost around R64,000 each.
All streets in the area will also have a fire hydrant.
The total project will cost R200 million.
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Sisulu said they were using an adapted version of the plan they put in place in Knysna after a devastating fire there.
“You sure do. You can safely go to bed knowing that your families are safe.”
The project will be executed by the city of Cape Town and Human Settlements Mayco, a member of Malusi Booi, said the process began today.
“The contractors will return in January. They started providing services. We understand that in April we should finish.”
They hope to have the houses ready to be inhabited in April of next year.
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