Delighted residents from
Qaqawuliin New Brighton have expressed their satisfaction at the progress made
by Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality in building 390 homes, during a site visit
led by Executive Mayor, Cllr Retief Odendaal on Thursday, 3 November 2022.
This comes after the City
commenced with the project in June this year, having fully completed 30 homes
to date, built 232 slabs, 209 wall plates, 122 roof tops, 75 ceiling and
electrification units.
The Mayor joined by Human
Settlements Mayoral Committee Member, Cllr Tukela Zumani had visited the area
to assess the progress of the project ahead of a community meeting that will
take place later on Thursday to address the growing safety concerns affecting
NHBRC, NMBM and Eastern Cape Human Settlements officials who are working on the
site.
Addressing the residents, Mayor
Odendaal said: "It’s a very joyous day today, to be able to see the excitement
of our residents as some of them have already moved into their houses. The
project is progressing well and we are confident we will complete the project
during this financial year. We have seen workers on site and have heard from
the beneficiaries and contractors on site, the working relations between the
two is commendable. It is something we want to see happen in other areas as we
move to build more homes for our residents.”
MMC Zumani urged residents to
take ownership of the project following reports of robbery of officials last
week.
"We need you as residents to
work with us to ensure the safety of these officials. This is your project,
should they be reluctant to come here that will affect the project as payment
certificates will be delivered late for payments. We are looking forward to the
meeting we will have with you as the residents this evening so that we can come
up with solutions and put an end to this problem while it is still starting,”
Zumani said.
Housing beneficiaries,
Sithembele Ngxabani said as residents they were extremely grateful to finally
see their houses under construction as they had been in the waiting list for
some time.
"We are very happy today to see
the Mayor and his team. I am one of the beneficiaries, my house has been finished.
I am just waiting for my keys now. The time has come for us too to get houses.
We pray to God to project everyone working on this project, for their safety.
We don’t want them to lose their belongings because of criminals in our area,”
said the resident.
Ends.
Issued
by the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality Communications office.
