South Africa: Minister Lindiwe Sisulu Meets Executive Mayor Athol Trollip to Fast-Track Housing Delivery

press release

The Minister of Human Settlements, Lindiwe Sisulu and Executive Mayor of the Nelson Mandela Metro, Athol Trollip met this afternoon and agreed that building quality houses whilst creating jobs must be central in the implementation of the Metro human settlements programme.

The two political principals also agreed that a lot can be done to ensure that land and empty houses are not invaded. "It is important that developers and municipalities must be responsible for their land and properties. They must be vigilant and ensure that where land or empty houses are invaded law enforcement agencies are brought in to evict the people within the ambit of the law", said Minister Sisulu and Mayor.

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