More than R300million set for informal settlements upgrade
Published: February 21, 2023<< BACK TO NEWS
More than 25 000 Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality households are set to benefit from the implementation 141 human settlements projects after the NMBM secured R349 635 million from National government to upgrade informal settlements in the upcoming 2023- 2024 financial year.
The Informal Settlement
Upgrading Partnership Grant (ISUPG) will be used for the installation of water,
sanitation infrastructure and electrification of informal settlements.
This grant will benefit the
156 approved informal settlements across the metro. As per the current business
plan, 25 202 households are set to benefit.
NMBM Human Settlements
Portfolio Head, Cllr Tukela Zumani said: "This project seeks to improve the
livelihood of Nelson Mandela Bay residents living in informal settlements. The
National Government, through the Division of Revenue Act, gazetted R349 635
million for our City for the upgrading of informal settlements for the year
2023-2024. The Human Rights package including sanitation, water, electricity
which are compulsory. Electricity is optional depending on the availability of
funds. Our business plan includes the security of tenure and formalization, be
it settlement wide or functional and title deeds. Permanent infrastructure
including land acquisition, bulk infrastructure, individual municipal
engineering services and serviced sites.”
He added that social and
economic amenities were included in the business plan following input from all
relevant directorates.
"We shall be implementing community public meetings to consult with the affected communities in order to incorporate their input in our business plan before we submit to National Government in preparation for the release of the funds. We would like to encourage all residents in the affected areas to come out in numbers to engage with the Municipality and ensure their inputs are recorded so that they can enjoy the services they need. Public participation is a key factor in the process of finalising the business plan where councillors and communities will have a final opinion on the submission. We want the projects to run smoothly when the new financial year starts and we want to conduct thorough consultation in order to avoid protest action,” said MMC Zumani.
Public participation meetings will take place as follows:
- Kariega Town Hall - 22 February 2023 (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
- Support Centre, Motherwell- 23 February 2023 (23, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
- Nangoza Jebe Hall- 24 February 2023 (25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 33, 36)
- Feather Market Reception- 27 February 2023 (7, 10, 11, 13, 29, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 41, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 12, 39, 40)
- Nangoza Jebe Hall- 28 February 2023 (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 90, 20, 21, 22, 24).
The meetings will take place
from 10am.
Ends. Issued on behalf of the
Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality by Media Liaison Officer, Mamela Ndamase. For
more information, please do not hesitate to contact 0760254692 or email
mndamase@mandelametro.gov.za.
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