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Cornubia CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF BUILDING DREAMS Department of Human Sett lements: Call Centre: 0800 146 873 • Report Fraud and Corrupti on: 0800 701 701 • Presidenti al Hotline: 17737 • Email: [email protected] • www.dhs.gov.za Physical Address: 240 Justi ce Mahomed Street, Govan Mbeki House, Sunnyside, 0002. Postal Address: Private Bag X644, Pretoria, 0001. 1 Contents MESSAGES 03 • BACKGROUND 07 • Beneficiaries 15 • TECHNICAL INFORMATION 25 • Gallery 41 2 3 message from minister of Human Settlements, connie september, mp Today, we add another chapter to our good This is delivery on an unprecedented scale. story…. The project will yield 28 000 homes as well as industrial, commercial and open spaces that In what could be a blueprint for future collabora- can be developed on 1 300 hectares of land tions all three spheres of government and the over a period of 15-25 years. Of these, 15 000 private sector has shown what can be achieved will be subsidised units. if we have the interest of our communities at heart. Projects such as Cornubia offer a vital glimpse of a future society where different income The National Department of Human Settle- groups reside in the same development. This ments in partnership with the KwaZulu-Natal is part of government’s commitment to undo Department of Human Settlements, the eThe- apartheid spatial planning which served to con- We have a good story to tell…. kwini Metro and Tongaat Hulett Development sign people to designated areas. is proud to unveil one of the fl agship housing Over the past 20 years, we have housed over programmes, Cornubia. I wish to thank President Zuma for challeng- 12 million of our citizens. The story continues ing us to massify our human settlements pro- as we seek to reverse pre-1994 structural so- Located within the Northern Corridor of Durban grammes by making Cornubia a Presidential cial engineering and underdevelopment that in the Municipality of eThekwini and approxi- Project. left vast numbers of our people living in inhu- mately 25km from the Durban CBD, Cornubia man conditions. is a mixed income group initiative. Together we are moving South Africa forward. 4 5 message from MAYOR OF eThekwini municipality, cllr james nxumalo it was exciting to witness scenes of jubilation, be able to live, play, work as well as enjoy and smiles and disbelief that they had fi nally left share social amenities. For the City of eThek- the squalor conditions in informal settlements wini, Cornubia is set to be a catalyst project that to live in one of the best constructed housing will unlock development in the northern corridor projects. linking to the King Shaka International Airport and the Dube Tradeport. It is encouraging that The list of benefi ciaries for this project demon- the adjacent industrial sites that will provide job strates a clear agenda of achieving integration opportunities for the local community are being and creating a socially cohesive community, taken up by the private sector. with families from different racial groups occu- pying the new blocks of fl ats. The later phases This project gives a good indication of how of the project will also ensure that we eliminate cooperation between all spheres of govern- Congratulations to benefi ciaries the income divide, with people from low income ment and the private sector could achieve brackets living in close proximity to their more great things for South Africa. We wish to thank I wish to congratulate the 482 families who affl uent and upmarket neighbours. Tongaat Hulett for setting a good example for have become the fi rst benefi ciaries to receive other private sector players to work closely with homes at the Cornubia Human Settlements The completion of Phase 1A of the project government in creating opportunities for our Project. This is indeed a proud moment, not marks a signifi cant milestone in cementing people; in that way contributing positively to only for these families whose lives have been government’scommitment to deliver quality hu- further enhancing our democracy. We still need dramatically changed for the better, but for all of man settlements for our people. The Cornubia more projects like Cornubia in order to address us in eThekwini. I was amongst the fi rst people project is setting the agenda for other future the housing backlog. who came to receive the fi rst group of families developments as a sustainable mixed use and when they were settled here late last year and mixed income development where people will This is indeed a good story to tell! 6 7 Background Twenty-years into our democracy, a new development in the North- ern Corridor of Ethekwini presents an opportunity to get rid of the racial segregation and apartheid spatial planning that hindered economic inclusion and growth capabilities. 8 9 The housing project is being Just off the N2 highway, north of the City of edged on the hill sides of the Mt Edgecombe, developed along the principles Durban lies Cornubia, one of South Africa’s Phoenix, Ottawa and Waterloo areas. It is of ‘breaking new ground’ and to ground-breaking human settlements projects easily accessible from the N2, R102 and M41 that is set to change the country’s social and freeways, and is a stone-throw from Umhlanga promote the achievement of non- economic landscape forever. and Durban’s shopping mecca, Gateway. racial, integrated society through the development of a sustainable, Cornubia is an Integrated Human Settlements The Cornubia Development will contribute to integrated human settlement with Development, fi rst conceptualised within the the integration of the City and seeks to end the associated economic opportunities National Department of Human Settlements’ legacy of spatial and economic imbalances of for the citizens of eThekwini Breaking New Ground (BNG) programme. historical planning by bringing communities Municipality. The initiative is a classical expression of a close to job opportunities, social amenities, ma- true partnership between the Public & Private jor services and public transport. It embraces all Sectors. aspects of human settlements and the natural, social and economic environments. This new Cornubia is a joint venture development development is situated on 1 300ha of land between the National Department of Human which is currently the sugarcane plantations that belonged to Tongaat Hulett before the company Settlements, the KwaZulu-Natal Department sold the land to Government. of Human Settlements, eThekwini Municipality and Tongaat Hulett Development, is set to The land is strategically situated and is an at- be eThekwini’s largest sustainable integrated tractive new residential development for both human settlement initiative. owners and tenants. Phase 1 will deliver ap- poximately 2 670 BNG units and it is intended The fi rst phase of 482 housing units has been that Phase 2 will deliver a range of housing ty- completed and saw the fi rst group of benefi ciaries pologies – double-storey, semi-detached, row, taking occupancy of their units in November duplex, 3-4 storey walk-ups and apartments in and December 2013. This marked the infancy a village type environment, catering for a range of this mega residential and business settlement of income groups. 10 11 the entire development has an This mixed race and mixed income development will among other features include: estimated construction value of R25 billion over a period of • The provision of 15 000 subsidised or low income houses. approximately 25 years. • Substantial provisions for schools, clinics and amenities such as state of the art public transport infrastructure. • Once entirely complete the development is proposed to provide about 28 000 homes catering for a wide range of income levels. • The total expected investment value on buildings and infrastructure development is expected to exceed R25 billion. • Development is expected to last between 15 and 25 years. • This is envisaged to create at least 48 000 permanent jobs while another 15 000 job opportunities are expected to be created during the construction phases. • About R300-million per annum is expected to be generated from rates revenue. • And two Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) routes linking Cornubia, Umhlanga and the nearby township of Phoenix are planned. • The BRT routes will also link the area to the Dube Trade Port and the King Shaka International Airport about 7km north. • Environment-friendly and eco-sensitive Industrial and Business parks are also part of the plan. • The industrial and business parks are earmarked to sit on a 210ha space to cater for warehousing, logistics and service-oriented businesses. • There will also be offi ce space on another 114ha of land. 12 13 The project is an integrated The development is planned in partnership human settlement which aims to with the National Department of Human Settle- effectively eradicate a signifi cant ments, eThekwini Metropolitan and sugar con- glomerate, Tongaat Hulett. number of the informal settle- ments across various areas in Its planning is based on the Government’s prin- ethekwini, targeting the most ciple of sustainable development with higher vulnerable of persons. densities, and massive infrastructure upgrade. Cornubia is part of the democratic govern- ment’s response to lessons learnt since 1994 in regard to housing delivery. It is the culmination of a number of policy and legislative changes that have been made in a bid to tackle South Africa’s housing backlog. It marks the beginning of the realisation of Gov- ernment’s intention to position South Africa on the path of sustainable development, inclusiv- ity, spatial integration and transformation of the space economy. 14 15 Beneficiaries New residents praise the beauty of their new dwellings with most feeling they are living a dream life that they had never thought of. 16 17 “I have never been so happy like I unit 157 Lucy Xaba (66) moved to her new home in am right now.