Question 1497 for written reply

MINISTRY HUMAN SETTLEMENTS, WATER AND SANITATION

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

QUESTION FOR WRITTEN REPLY

QUESTION NO.: 1497

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 21 MAY 2021

Ms S A Buthelezi (IFP) to ask the Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation: In light of her department’s policy response to upgrade informal settlements through a R14,7 billion grant that was approved in the budget of the 2020-21 financial year, and in view of the target to upgrade 231 000 households in informal settlements in the medium term, (a)(i) what total number of households were upgraded in the year 2020 under the dedicated informal settlements upgrading partnership grant and (ii) in which informal settlements are the households, (b) what number of municipalities, out of the estimated target of 117, were provided with technical assistance for the development of the targeted 766 settlement upgrading plans and (c) what are the relevant details of the nature of the assistance provided in 2020? NW1704E

REPLY: (a)(i) The total number of households upgraded in informal settlements in the year 2020 under the dedicated informal settlements upgrading partnership grant is 206,893. This number excludes the Provincial Departments of Human Settlements of Eastern Cape and . The Eastern Cape and Gauteng Departments of Human Settlements did not spend their allocated Informal Settlements Upgrading Programme Grants in the 2020/21 financial year. All Provinces and Metro Municipalities were supported with the preparation of Upgrading of Informal Settlements Program (UISP) Partnership Grant Business Plans.

293 Informal Settlements Upgrading Plans have been developed by provinces as follows: Eastern Cape (EC): 42; Free Sate (FS): 19; Question 1497 for written reply

Gauteng Province (GP) 46; KwaZulu-Natal (KZN): 30; Limpopo Province (LP): 16; Mpumalanga province (MP): 24; North West (NW): 74; Northern Cape (NC): 30; Western Cape (WC): 12

(ii) The 206,893 households are in the informal settlements listed in the table below per province and metropolitan municipalities:

Province Name of Informal Settlement Combined Number of Households Eastern Cape – Department 0 0 of Human Settlements Buffalo City Velwano, 9,502 Dacawa Ilinge Chris Hani, Daluxolo, Francis Mei, Mahlangu, Mathemba Vuso, Sisulu Amalinda Co-op Duncan Village Competition site Duncan Village Proper D- Hostel C-Section & Triangular site Ford Msimang N2 Road Reserve Braelyn Extension 10 Reeston Phase 3 stage 2 Ilitha North Tyutyu phase 3 Potsdam Kanana Ginsburg Nelson Mandela Bay Duka Str 27,689 Phambili Str Vastrap Qunu Goba Str Question 1497 for written reply

Province Name of Informal Settlement Combined Number of Households Summerstrand (Missionvale) / Salt Lake Unknown 2 Unknown 3 Malabar Ext6 P2 7de Laan Rolihlala Salt Lake KwaNoxolo Westville Govan Mbeki GG's Grounds Cleary Park Unknown 5 Unknown 6 Unknown 7 Unknown 8 Unknown 10 Unknown 1 Colchester New Rest - SeaView Zweledinga - SeaView Unknown 11 Unknown 12 Fitchet Corner Enkanini Mandela Village Kama Park Area 11 Kiva Cushe Lorraine Vukani Asinavalo Lingelethu 1 Lingelethu 2 Emthini Village Hlalani Tyinira M-well Powerline 2 Mokaba Street M-well Powerline 1 Ramaphosa West 2 - #1 Ramaphosa West 2 - #2 Question 1497 for written reply

Province Name of Informal Settlement Combined Number of Households Khayalihle (Ramaphosa) New Town Nomakanjeni Quarry Residence Parsons Vlei (Next Malabar) Moegesukkel (Uit) McCarthy Afganistan Unknown 16 Tinktinkie Rosedale Ext Old Lapland Gro Gro Unknown 18 Gqebera Airport Valley Elephant Park Reconcilliation Park (The Have) Jachvlakte (think serviced sites) Ford Company Ntsela Kabah Langa Ext. 6 Msthini Wam KwaNdokwenza Fishwater Flats Ward 20 Fire victims-4 (Temp) Ward 54 Serviced sites (temp) Free State Department of Abazimeli 535 Human Settlements 1912 Winnie Zuma Mangaung Kgotsong 8,572 Botshabelo Section L Kgatelopele Grassland Botshabelo West Botshabelo Section R Matlharantlheng Turflaagte Gauteng Department of 0 0 Human Settlements City of Ekurhuleni Rooikop Station 17,803 Kaalfontein Question 1497 for written reply

Province Name of Informal Settlement Combined Number of Households Winnie Mandela 1,2,3,4,5,6&7 N12 highway park Umgababa Emandleni Wattville Erf 3100 Weltervreden Sakhile Angelo Hotel (Tambo) Daggafontein Gabon Garden Park ( Clide Pinnoy) Harry Gwala Home Seekers Langaville 1 Informal/Siyahlala (Overflow) Little Maseru / Vlakplaas Sophia Town Putfontein 103/ Mayfeild 45 City of Jhb Princess 68,271 Tshepisong Matholesvillle Ruby Club Zandspruit Bottom Compound Heavenly Valley Lilly's Bioskop Naledi 1 Mofolo North St Mary's Amarasta Kya Sands Organic Market Triangle Alex Ward 107 Iphutheng Sejwetla Vukani Drieziek Ext 5 taxi rank Eikenhoff Hospital hills Mazibuko Park Meriteng Patsing/Veggieland/Nana's Farm Protea South Question 1497 for written reply

Province Name of Informal Settlement Combined Number of Households Volta17 / Precast Kliptown - Region G City of Tshwane Booysen Extension 4 13,426 Mabopane EXT 12 (Midas) Mabopane EXT 1 EXT 7 Refilwe EXT 10 Heights Zithobeni Extension 8 Zithobeni Extension 9 Extension 6 (Erf 34041) Phomolong West EXT 10 MM Andeon EXT 37 Nelmapius EXT 22 (Erf 12223 and 12224) Pienaarspoort EXT 20 Kopanong (Itsoseng) Mooiplaats Winterveld Itereleng Mahube Valley EXT 15 Mamelodi EXT 11 Kwazulu Natal - Johnstown, Blaauuboschslaagte and Cavan 4,461 Department of Human Goedehoop Settlements Dannhauser Umlazi Infill Dannhauser Kanku Road Ntshaweni Ethekwini A1 Mpumalanga 27,853 Amawoti-Lybia-Palestine Amaoti Nageria Umlazi EX7 (Ethopia) Umlazi EX9/ E16 (Thandanani) Redcliffe Oakford Road Ntuzuma E1 Simunye Triangle (Newtown B) NX6 (Enkanini) U 8 (Ematayiteleni) U9 (Zamani) Question 1497 for written reply

Province Name of Informal Settlement Combined Number of Households Umlazi J X 6 Sagu (Sandton Phase 3) Progress Place Lower Molweni Incremental Serv K7 Project Blackburn Ph2 Jadhu place/Puntans hills - in Umlazi LX7 Puntans Hill Jadu Place Blackburn Ph A & B Recliffe Cross Road Ntuzuma B Ntuzuma A Umlazi J2 Umlazi L4 Bhambayi Phase 3 Dakota Beach Emapheleni - eZimbelini Havelock Road Ntuzuma C phase 2 Part 2 Parkington Progress Place (3 of 3) Quarry Road West Umlazi T - Uganda Zone 1 Palmiet Madiba (Bottlebrush) Welbedacht East Phase 1 Rockdale (Ndengezi Informal) Phase 2 St Wendolins Ridge - Ntutuko/Mgodi Emona Informal Settlement Tongaat Drift Rd Canelands - Shintshani Informal Hilltop Informal - Canelands Vic Buffelsdraai Clinic - Verulam Constantine Informal Settlement Palmiet L Section Demat Road/Luganda Phase 2 New City Woody Glen Overspill - Ebhubeseni Annet Drive Pemilton/Ekuthuleni Umlazi T - Uganda Mthiyane Road (Ntuzuma E8 Infill) Question 1497 for written reply

Province Name of Informal Settlement Combined Number of Households Buyane Lane (Investigate B Extension) Simunye Triangle (Newtown B Infill) Quarry Road West Madiba (Bottlebrush Overspill) Siyathuthuka - Damede Phase 1 Thuthukani Infills Limpopo Spar park 2,836 Abor Park Phagameng extension 12 Polokwane extension 133 Mpumalanga Hlalanikahle Cluster (Section C & L) 9469 Empumelelweni Cluster (Extensions 7 & 9) Noitgedaght Cluster (Plot 85-88 and Plot 107 and 124) Mashishing Harmony Hill Esizameleni Siyazenzela Kinross 33/34 Northern Cape Promiseland (5662) 2,653 Pofadder Bulk Danielskuil Barkly West (3500) Ganspan (531) Jacksonville (139) Makweta (500) Pabalelo NE (980) Gariep (135) Tsokville (248) Opwag (730) Grootdrink (370) Jurgerskamp (165) Pabalelo (581 Steinkopf Smarties (324) Britstown (818) Goutrou Prieska (3500) Marydale (1000) Breipaal (500) Wrenchville Boegoeberg (550) Question 1497 for written reply

Province Name of Informal Settlement Combined Number of Households Groblershoop (1500) Wegdraai (360) Blaauwskop (500) Dakota Road Rosedale (400) Rosedale (438) Rosedale (452) Colville (247) Niekershoop Bongani Hopetown North West Tshing Ext 9 11,019 Elandskuil 205 IP, Tshing erf 1357, Tshing erf 3207 - 3222, Doornpan 193 portion 3 IP Area 1, Doornpan 193 portion 3 IP Area 2, Roodepoort 191 portion 25 IP, Roodepoort 474 IP, Elandskuil 206 IP, Toevlug, Ventersdorp erf 199, and Ventersdorp erf 200 Chris Hani, Tambo 2 (Lindelani) and Tambo 3 Kanana Ext 15 Bloemhof Ext 11 Amalia Ext 5 Western Cape - Hlalani 238 Department of Human Masakhane Settlements A total number of forty-nine (49) projects were funded in the 2020/21 Business Plan. Seven (7) of the projects were in the implementation stage, delivering permanent sites; four (4) were activated for receiving interim basic services and the rest of the projects were in the packaging stages. City of Cape Town Deep Freeze, Macassar 2,566 Wallacedene 4 in 1, Kraaifontein Backstage 1, Khayelitsha Backstage 2, Khayelitsha Better Life, Mfuleni Garden City, Mfuleni Imizamo Yethu, Hout Bay Bosasa IDA, Mfuleni

Question 1497 for written reply

(b) According the 2020-21 Operational Plan of the Department of Human Settlements, 22 municipalities were targeted for the provision of technical assistance in order to deliver a target of 100 informal settlement upgrading plans- From the 22 municipalities that were provided with technical assistance, 126 informal settlements upgrading plans were delivered- The target was thus overachieved by 26 informal settlements upgrading plans.

(c) The relevant details of the nature of the assistance provided to municipalities in 2020/21 are as follows:  Assessment and Categorisation of informal settlements  Development of informal settlements upgrading plans  Development of sustainable livelihoods programmes  Development of municipal wide informal settlements upgrading strategies  Projects in the packaging stages  Detail Engineering Designs  Establishments  Installation of permanent municipal engineering water and sewer reticulation  Installation of interim basic services  Communal ablution blocks, road, footpaths and storm-water control due to the terrain the informal settlements are located.