Project Updates

Delft Symphony • 1849 houses were handed over between December 2010 and July 2012. • All houses are completed and project is now closed. • Eskom is continuing with the electrification of units as N2 Gateway Community Newsletter september 2012 NO 14 planned and Phase 1 is complete. • Regular bi-weekly meetings, facilitated by the HDA, are being scheduled with community leaders to update the The N2 Gateway Project started in 2005 and phase one community on progress and keep them informed. in this issue • There is a maintenance period of 3 months from the date • Milestone reached as homes allocated in Joe Slovo is nearing completion. It is a project of the National Department of Human Settlements. Phase one will deliver of the last units being handed over. • A family with special needs assisted • Delft Youth Forum addresses the many challenges faced about 15 000 houses. The project provides houses for • City of (CoCT) to provide information to those by local young people residents of the informal settlements and backyarders along who are on the CoCT waiting list who have not received a • Indawo yokuziHlaziya ekwiZinga loMhlaba seyisemnyango the N2. Current projects include the following: Joe Slovo woHola weNdlela u-N2 house. • Delft Symphony • Delft 7-9 • Boystown • Temporary • Project updates • Infill units (389) layout to be recommended for approval in Relocation Areas (TRAs) September by CoCT . Boystown

Waste management is a concern in the area and people are • Non-qualifiers are relocating to TRA 5. Failure to relocate urged to make use of the refuse bins and report illegal Milestone reached voluntarily will result in eviction as space is required for dumping. services to be installed and construction of houses. as homes allocated • Relocations to completed units of the rest of the approved Boystown beneficiaries in Precincts 2, 3 and the other source areas in Joe Slovo • Phase 1 is 96% completed. Internal roads are being will continue on a weekly basis. premixed. The transformation of the Joe Slovo informal settlement into a • Eskom has started with the installation of the internal Joe Slovo Phase 3 dignified community has been a monumental journey for all network and will electrify houses only once they are • 588 housing units under construction with 234 units stakeholders. While many factors have driven the development occupied. complete. The remainder of the units are to be completed of Joe Slovo the most important has been the Constitutional Court ruling which, among other things, obliged government to • 451 units are under construction and 84 houses handed by mid-September 2012. provide local housing to Joe Slovo residents. On 16 August six over to date. • 140 people have been allocated or moved into houses families, each with elderly members, took possession of their • Local labour (158) is being employed for the construction since the launch of the project on 13 August 2012. new homes in block 1 of Joe Slovo. The handover was of houses and services. • The Blue Gum and Winnie Mandela roads have been conducted by the National Minister for Human Settlements Premier , MEC of Human Settlements Bonginkosi Madikizela, • Consumer education continuing as planned and is well completed and are ready for hand over. Tokyo Sexwale, MEC for Human Settlements Bosco Khoza of the HDA and Councillor Sonnenburg attended. • 115 Deeds of Sale have been signed. Bonginkosi Madikizela and Premier Helen Zille. The rollout of new housing in Joe Slovo will occur with 20 units in A group of residents from Gugulethu attended the ceremony each handover rather than 10 as originally planned. These will be demanding housing for their community. A representative from high density units, rather than single stand houses, to ensure that the Minister’s office explained that housing development will as many beneficiaries as possible are housed. The higher number not stop at Joe Slovo and that the Gugulethu community will of units created by the increased density will help to minimise the USEFUL CONTACT NUMBERS get their turn. need for relocation. Local contractors are being used to transport beneficiaries and their goods to the new units. • Fire emergencies: 021 480 7700 (from cell phone) While aiming to accommodate as many beneficiaries as possible • Emergencies (when life or property is threatened): at Joe Slovo, it is critical that the needs of elderly and people Call from cell phone: 112 with disabilities are not overlooked. To meet the needs of such • Fire Department (general information): 021 590 1900. beneficiaries 24 units at ground floor level with disability access • Housing Development Agency (HDA) Helpdesk: 021 481 2900 will be constructed in Phase 3 (Zone 32) of the settlement. • All matters Perhaps the most important aspect which is underling the (waste, water & sewerage, complaints, etc.): 0860 103 089 success of the Joe Slovo development has been meaningful • All Western Cape Provincial Government (general queries): 0860 142 142 consultation with the community. The government recognises • Provincial Social Development Hotline (including Older Person’s that the lack of genuine community engagement in the past Programme) 0800 22 0250 created a standoff with the residents and undermined the • DSD Disability Programme: 021 483 4015 development of the settlement. The Constitutional Court ruling • Childline: (help when a child is in danger) 0800 55 555/021 762 8198 made mention of the need to have a “meaningful engagement • Eskom customer care: 0860 037 566 between the role players to ensure that previous mistakes are • Master of the High Court (for deceased estate issues) 021 410 8300 National Minister for Human Settlements Tokyo Sexwale not repeated.” 4 n2 gateway newsletter • september 2012 n2 gateway newsletter • september 2012 1 (29) has special needs that could not be met in a standard (gymnastics), umdlalo wekarati, ibhola yomnyazi, ibhola house because she is confined to a wheel chair. The family ekhatywayo nomthambo we-aerobics, kwakunye noqeqesho were therefore allocated a house especially designed for lwerugby fitness. Iziko eli likwanazo neendawo zemidlalo people whose mobility is impaired. yebasketball, i-volley ball, i-badminton, i-table tennis kunye nokukhwela iliwa elenziwe ngaphakathi ekuthiwa yi- indoor A small number of such houses are built on N2 Gateway rock climbing. Intlawulo yobulungu ihlawuliswa siSixeko projects and contain special features. A concrete ramp is ngokoluhlu lweenkqubo zaso zokurhafisa kodwa oku kubiza built from the street to the front door which enables the nje kuphela amarandi angama-21 (R21) ngekota okanye wheelchair-bound person to enter and leave the house with ngaphezulwana kwe-80 yamarandi (R80) ngonyaka. ease. Doors are wider than usual and the kitchen and bathroom taps are lower. In situations where a member of Kubalulekile ukuqaphela ukuba le ngingqi yakwaLanga the household is confined to a wheelchair this must be ivelise abanye babadlali abadumileyo kwiminyaka edlulileyo. noted at the application stage and a medical report Ukwalatha nje abambalwa kuquka owayengumdlali owaziwayo weBafana Bafana nekapteni ye-Orlando Pirates New resident receiving her home provided. Once it is certified that a beneficiary is wheelchair- bound a higher subsidy is approved for that particular house uThabo Mngomeni, imbethi-manqindi uNika Khumalo A Project Steering Committee has been created to ensure to be built. kwakunye noMgcini weewikethi (wicket-keeper) zoMzantsi- broader community support and involvement through the Afrika uThami Tsolekile. active participation of all stakeholders. This engagement Nozizwe and her daughters had lived in a shack in the Harare Delmarie Erasmus Abahlali beendawo zaseN2 Gateway bayakhuthazwa ukuba process led to the signing of the Social Compact Agreement area for nearly 20 years before moving into a Temporary Delmarie explains that the Forum aims to provide “holistic bazibambe ngezandla ezingenamikhinkqi ezi ndawo zoncedo in January 2012. The Agreement outlines the basis for the Relocation Area (TRA) house in May, 2011. “I am very excited development”, that is to say that a wide range of important ezibonelelwe leli Ziko elibizwa ukuba yi-Langa Indoor relationship between the affected communities and the and grateful at the same time” says Nozizwe. “This is like a services are offered to help capacitate participants rather Multi-Purpose Sports Centre. Amaxesha okuvula ukususela government. The Social Compact provides principles and a dream come true.” She is very happy to be a homeowner noting than focusing on any one area. The Forum works with young framework to govern the relationship between the two ngoMvulo ukuya kulwesiHlanu aqala ngo-6am ayokutsho that she has never had title to a house before. people (and their families) on whatever challenges they may ku-9am, kuze kwakhona asuke ngo10am ukuya ku-7.30pm. groups and outlines rights and responsibilities of both. be facing. For many young people who have finished school, Ngempela-veki nangeentsuku zeholide iziko livuliwe The progress at Joe Slovo demonstrates what can be achieved The case of the Zievele family reminds us that people with finding work is the greatest of such challenges. To address ukusuka ngo 6am ukuya ku-5pm. Ukuze ufumane ulwazi through meaningful consultation and effective communication disabilities have the same constitutional right to secure and this, the Forum, working closely with the Sustainable oluthe vetshe nceda qhagamshelana neziko eli kule between the community and government. It also shows how a quality housing as the able-bodied and that to realise this Livelihood Foundation, provides skills training and, when nombolo ithi: 021 694 7700. project with a history characterised by poor communication, right, special provisions in design need to be made. possible, makes referrals to the Expanded Public Works misunderstandings and a lack of trust can be completely Programme (EPWP) with whom they have developed turned around for the benefit of all parties. important links. The Forum also has a close link with the Delft Youth Forum City of Cape Town and works with the municipality to identify A family with special addresses the many work opportunities for young people. needs assisted challenges faced by For more information about the Delft Youth Forum, Delmarie Erasmus may be contacted on 076 2231322. The 2nd of August was a day the Zievele family will local young people remember for the rest of their lives. On that day Nozizwe Indawo yokuziHlaziya Zievele and her two daughters Xolelwa and Nomfuniso Delft resident Delmarie Erasmus is 28 years old and as moved into their new home in Delft Symphony. But Xolelwa Deputy Chair of the Delft Youth Forum is on a mission to ekwiZinga loMhlaba bring hope and transformation to the youth and families of the local communities. The Forum works with 35 families seyisemnyango woHola and provides a range of programmes for many others. The weNdlela u-N2 main issues on which the Youth Forum focuses include health, recreation, education and Early Childhood IZiko leZemidlalo EliNjongo-Ninzi NeliNgaphakathi Development (ECD). lakwaLanga (The Langa Indoor Multi-purpose Sports Centre), elimi kwiBunga Avenue ecaleni nje kuHola weNdlela Helping participants improve their literacy and numeracy are uN2 libonelela ngeendawo zoncedo ezikudidi oluphezulu important services meeting community need, as are the life nezifanele ukusetyenziswa luLuntu lakwaLanga naseJoe skills courses offered by the Forum. Workshops are also held Slovo. Lavulwa ngoNovemba ngo2000, eli ziko lakhiwa on substance abuse. The Forum works closely with other njengenxalenye yomyalelo owenziwa siSixeko saseKapa organisations such as schools, churches and other sokulungiselela ukubanjwa kwemidlalo yeLizwe ebizwa community-based organisations. In particular, the Forum ukuba yi-2004 Olympic Games. Ngeli lixa iSixeko saseKapa works closely with clinics located in Delft as health singazange sibe nampumelelo kweli linge lobizo-maxabiso promotion is also a primary focus. Partnering with a group kodwa abahlali bendawo bona bazuza lukhulu kakhulu. called Africa Tikkun, the Delft Youth Forum puts on drama plays in schools and clinics to highlight critical health issues IKomiti eLawula le Ndawo yoNcedo yeli ziko isebenzisa ezi such as HIV & AIDS, TB and others. Health education is nkqubo zilandelayo zokuzivonyavonya: ijimu (gym) ijimu therefore communicated in a fun and creative way. ehamba nesingqisho ekuthiwa yi-rhythmic gymnastrada 2 n2 gateway newsletter • september 2012 n2 gateway newsletter • september 2012 3