PART 2 SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION
2.10 A NNUAL BUDGETS AND SDBIP S – INTERNAL DEPARTMENTS
2.10.15 HUMAN SETTLEMENTS
The result statements of the department is contained in the IDP in Annexure A.
Key Projects of the Department
1. CONSTRUCTION OF HOUSES PROGRAMME
Purpose: This programme entails the construction of houses on serviced stands for in- situ and Greenfield developments, where beneficiaries have been identified and approved. The programme constitutes the last phase and consolidates a housing project, apart from other socio-economic amenities and services that are required to achieve integrated and sustainable developments.
Progress: The house construction programme targeted to deliver 2213 houses by end of the 2019/2020 financial year, with the approved 2018/19 roll over. The projects are in Alliance Ext 1(1639 houses) in Moleleki Ext 1 & 2(141 houses), Mayfield Ext 34 (186 houses), and Payneville Ext 1(247 houses). Instruction to Perform Work has been issued and delivery is targeted at end of Q4. There is no HSDG allocation for the 2020/21 FY.
2. DEVELOPMENT OF SERVICED STANDS PROGRAMME
The department is further implementing the serviced stands programme aimed at delivering serviced erven on an incremental basis for the purposes of upgrading informal settlements and/or allocation of beneficiaries from informal settlements and/or the waiting list / demand data base. The following services are provided:
Water & Sewer Network Systems, whereby each stand will have a water and sewer connection.
Roads and Stormwater, subject to budgetary provisions and as a following phase of the development, surfaced roads and Stormwater to be provided in accordance with the standards of the City of Ekurhuleni.
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For the purposes of allocating end-beneficiaries to a serviced stand, Human Settlements Elements in the form of a bathroom or toilet structure, subject to budgetary provisions, are to be erected on a suitable part of the serviced stand/erf and connected to the water and sewer networks.
Electrical Infrastructure and connections, being subject to the allocation of end-beneficiaries would be provided on an incremental basis by the line Department responsible therefore.
In line with the Mayoral pronouncement of delivering of 59000 serviced stands the department is planning to deliver a total of 59000 serviced stands in the next 5 years Other projects are at various progress stages:
Alliance Ext 1 (1 580 Stands) –The Contractor was appointed by the HDA in 2018/19 financial year, project is at practical completion.
Alliance Ext 9 (634 Stands) – Housing Development Agency’s (HDA) contractor appointed for the continuation of the second phase of the project which involves the construction of the roads and storm water network systems, project is at 65%, delayed by resettlement issues.
Apex Ext 12 (617 res 2 stands and 6 res 4 stands = 623 Stands have been serviced in the 2017/18 Financial Year with water and sewer internal reticulation) – The construction of the bulk outfall sewer is planned to be at 19% completion stage by end of 2019/20 financial year.
Balmoral Extension 4 (Yield of 1091 Stands)
o Construction of Civil Engineering Services for the allocation of stands to end-beneficiaries in the form of the:
- Completion of Roads & Stormwater Systems (Surfacing of Roads)
- Completion of Bathroom (Fittings, Plumbing, Geysers for 259 bathrooms) - Construction of Northern access route to Work Package 1 (259 stands)
Comet Ext 17 (Yield of 6-Stands – Residential 4) The project involves the:
o Construction of Water & Sewer Network Systems o Completion of 6 stands in the 2019/20 financial year.
Mayfield Ext 46 (Yield of 575 stands) The project involves the:
o Construction of Water & Sewer Network Systems and graded roads; and o Subject to approval, a standard toilet structure.
o Completion of 200 stands serviced with Water & Sewer Networks, planned in the 2019/20 financial year and the balance of stands in the 2020/21 financial year.
Daveyton Extension 14 (958 Stands) – The project is planned for completion in 2020/21 FY with the construction of Civil Engineering Services: - Water & Sewer Network Systems
-Construction of Bathroom (27 Bathrooms to be built with Fittings and Geysers).
HDA Contractor to be appointed once the adjustment budget is approved.
Mayfield Extension 45 (632 Stands) – The project involves installation of water
& sewer network systems, and construction of bathroom facilities. The project was delayed due to resettlement issues.
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Palm Ridge Extension 9 (414 Stands) – The project is aimed at construction of Civil Engineering Services: Installation of water & sewer network systems for 414 stands; construction of roads & stormwater systems; and Construction of 414 bathrooms. Project is delayed due to the re-designing of roads and stormwater designs; contractor’s poor performance; delayed approval of construction permit, beneficiary management and available resettlement areas.
Villa Lisa Extension 4 – 70% of the civil engineering services (internal water and sewer reticulation) will be provided in 2019/20 FY
3. UNDERTAKING DETAILED PLANNING TO ENABLE THE DEVELOPMENT OF STANDS FOR HUMAN SETTLEMENTS PROJECTS
Purpose: This programme entails the detailed planning process per land portion to enable the appropriate upgrading and formalisation of informal settlements to provide secured tenure to housing beneficiaries. The major component of the programme involves undertaking feasibility studies to assess the suitability of various land parcels for human settlements development, undertaking of pre-planning studies including township establishments, environmental impact assessments and various specialist studies such as geotechnical investigations, traffic impact assessments, heritage studies and wetland delineation. All these activities are required to proclaim a township and allow ownership of property.
Progress: 4 town planning activities have been approved in 2019/20 financial year.
4. THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INFORMAL SETTLEMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN
Purpose: This plan enables the municipality to coordinate and manage informal settlements in a more comprehensive and integrated manner and also create improved access of interim basic municipal services to people living in informal settlements.
Progress: There are scheduled monthly inter-departmental meetings that are held to discuss, plan, monitor and assess the provision of interim basic municipal services to all informal settlements. Various departments responsible for infrastructure and services provision are being encouraged to budget for services in the informal settlements. Service departments are submitting their monthly reports on services rendered in the informal settlements. There are scheduled dates for site visits to the various informal settlement areas. The report on the provision of basic services in informal settlements is tabled at the COO’s Service Delivery War Room meeting.
In respect of informal settlements, upgrading plans over the short-, medium- and long- term the National Department of Human Settlements are required through the National Upgrading Support Programme (NUSP) to develop service delivery intervention plans (business plans) and to fast-track the development on 18 category B informal settlement plans.
Reblocking
Reblocking is an initiative focused on informal settlements, which is driven through collaboration with community; public sector and non-governmental sector support.
The initiative is aimed at improving the living conditions in non-formalized settlements through creating temporary township layouts designed to allow for construction of graded roads, installation of on-grid or off grid electrical, water and sanitation services,
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provision of socio-economic amenities as well as security of tenure where possible thus making informal settlements more habitable and dignified.
5. LAND ACQUISITION
Purpose: To co-ordinate and manage the land acquisition processes for sustainable Human Settlements.
The land acquisition budget for 2019/20 financial year is R 200 million sitting in the General Vote under Real Estate Department. The amount budgeted is to acquire R120 hectares of land for human settlements.
Department’s planned activities for 2020/2021 include:
To construct houses.
To provide bulk in mega projects;
To provide service stands;
To conduct feasibility and pre-planning studies for human settlements.
To undertake repairs and maintenance, address the upgrading and refurbishment of targeted rental stock owned by Council within various CCAs.
To continue with the coordination and monitoring role through monthly inter- departmental meetings; reporting and planned site visits to the informal settlement areas
To ensure that all service departments budget for services to be rendered in the informal settlements, and to establish the various local structures, that is, the ward- based, customer care area and metro-wide informal settlement structures.
Coordinate and manage the land acquisition processes.
Community outreach and beneficiary education within housing projects.
Development of Social Housing Projects in Vosloorus, as part of the Urban Renewal Programme, continue with Airport Park social housing and introduce social housing in Comet Village.
Other Strategic Projects of the Human Settlements Department
Most human settlements projects are multi-year projects continuing into the 2020/21 financial year.
PROJECT NAME PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Leeuwpoort mixed housing development
o The project is aimed at addressing the housing backlog and to provide various housing products targeting a mix of income groups, including, subsidised housing, bonded housing and Finance Linked Subsidy Programme (for beneficiaries who qualify for both subsidised and bank funding).
o The first phase will focus on bulk infrastructure provision, detailed planning and design, and implementation of the northern portion.
o The northern portion of the project is linked to the Joe Slovo informal settlement to be upgraded and formalised.
o The project is planned to be implemented over the medium- to long-term (over a seven-year period).
o The developer has been appointed and work has commenced.
o The project aims to deliver over 18,000 housing units and is considered to be a mega-project
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PROJECT NAME PROJECT DESCRIPTION
o The project is at construction of bulk, link and internal engineering services.
o All the environmental issues related to radiation clean-up, and GDARD concerns have been resolved, and socio-economic issues related to sub-contracting have been addressed.
Brakpan Old Location o Planning inclusive of specialist studies & construction supervision of bulk services for 3000 stands in Brakpan old location mega project.
Van Dyk mega project o Integrated housing project, delivering Full Subsidy, Social, and FLISP & Bonded Houses. Total yield 19453.
o Appointment of Service Providers for both designs for bulk services and top structures has been made.
o Installation of Engineering Services and Top Structures for 3500 residential units.
Tembisa Ext 25 mega project
o Bulk engineering services has been completed on the project. This includes the construction of water, sewer, and storm water reticulation, road infrastructure and electrical infrastructure. The Bulk link is currently being completed in phases. Construction of the first 500 units on the project commenced in February 2020 and will be complete by 30 June 2020. The units are to be built using Alternative Building Technology.
Palmietfontein mega project
o Planning and design for Bulk engineering services and top structures planned in 2018/19 FY
o Planning for the project is at stage 3 &4 is completed o A Contractor have been appointed for the Phase 1 of bulk
Engineering services installation works John Dube Mega project o Bulk design for 12,000 units
o Appointment made for stages 1-6 of the planning and construction supervision on bulk services. Construction on neighbourhood 1 is underway for completion on 30 June 2020 Esselen Park –
Witfontein mega project
o Design of bulk infrastructure - sewer, water, stormwater, roads and electrical and design of 3,000 RDP units as top structures
Daggafontein mega project
o Bulk Service Design have been completed for Edelweiss Extension 4 and 5. Contractor to commence with construction of water and sanitation bulk line on Extension 5 with completion by 30 June 2020
Chief Albert Luthuli Ext 6 o Bulk Service Design have been completed. Contractor to commence with construction bulk services with completion by 30 June 2020
Apex Ext 12 RDP walk- ups- (roads construction)
o Roads constructions planned for in the next financial year as roads were not part of the services provided.
Development of the township revitalisation and renewal strategy and plans
o The City of Ekurhuleni aims to develop the urban settlement of Germiston into a sustainable human settlement and Administrative Capital (Metropolitan Headquarters) of the City of Ekurhuleni. The City of Ekurhuleni embarked upon a project to transform Germiston and previously completed an Implementation Plan for Urban Renewal. (GEAR 2030:
Towards the Detailed Planning, Design Guidelines and Land Packaging Proposals).
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PROJECT NAME PROJECT DESCRIPTION
o Following from GEAR, various projects were identified, some of which are currently at implementation stage as outlined below.
Germiston Fire Station (ERF 808) Social Housing Project
o The project consists of 353 units, with 144 units planned for construction during phase 1 and 209 units to be constructed during phase 2 of the project. The project will deliver units comprising of 2 bedrooms, 1 bedroom and bachelor flats with a living room, kitchen and bathroom. Provision has been made on the ground floor for units to cater for persons with disabilities. The plans also include the development of a crèche and hall.
o The buildings comprise of 4 storeys (inclusive of the ground floor), with alternative green building technologies being incorporated as much as possible in the design of these buildings.
o Phase 1 construction will be made up of the following blocks:
o Blocks 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, and 8. The crèche and hall will be developed in subsequent phases. The project will comprise of 353 units in total with 54 one bedrooms, 89 bachelors, 192 two bedrooms and 18 retail space.
o Phase 1 has been completed and the construction of Phase 11 is at practical completion waiting for prepaid electrical meters installations and completion of snags and handover.
o Hand Over expected at the end of March 2020.
Germiston Public Space Upgrade Project
o The project’s focus is on the upgrading of key existing streets within this area and provide an NMT network that will serve the community of Germiston as well as cycle lanes for events and competitions
Tembisa Urban Renewal o Public Space Upgrade linked with Non-Motorised Transport in Tembisa Phase 3 project
o Designs for the Tembisa Civic Node- A contractor was appointed in late December for the construction of the NMT.
o The contractor has since established site in early January and has now commenced with the works. Progress on site is currently at 20% and progressing well at present.
Wattville Urban Renewal o Construction of non-motorised facilities in Wattville and Actonville
o Variation Order approval has been received by the contractor to execute additional work in Wattville Public Space Upgrade linked with NMT
Wattville Erf 3130 o Provision of services and construction of walkup RDP units (264 on phase 1 and 697 on phase 2)
o Services installed, once the Rand water approval is obtained, the remaining earthworks will be done on Rand Water servitude.
Urban Renewal:
Daveyton NMT
o Project handed over from City Planning
o Implementation protocol to be agreed upon between City Planning and Human Settlements Departments
Urban Renewal: Katorus:
Erf 18383 Vosloorus X 9, Erf 6519 Vosloorus Ext 9, Erf 20846 Ext 30, Portion of RE Portion 192 Farm Vlakplats 138 IR
o Vosloorus (Katorus) complex construction 10 story building with 770 units of Social Housing Units. Bulk Engineering Services installation works are currently at 85% complete and will be handed over to Ekurhuleni Housing Company for the Top Structures implementation with SHRA Funding.
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PROJECT NAME PROJECT DESCRIPTION
o RDP walk-ups Completion of stages 5-6 of the envisaged construction of Vosloorus Complex. Execution to be phased.
Servicing of units & construct approximately 584 RDP units.
o Project is currently installing bulk engineering services as well as Top Structures works.
Informal Settlements Formalisation and Upgrade Programme
o The Programme is aimed at the upgrading and formalisation of informal settlements.
o It addresses the entire planning and tenure arrangements in informal settlements.
o This entails the categorisation of informal settlements as requiring relocation, in-situ upgrading or part relocation and part in-situ upgrading.
o The major aspect of the plan involves undertaking feasibilities studies to assess the suitability of various land parcels for human settlements development.
o Upon positive recommendations of the feasibility reports per informal settlement, detailed pre-planning studies are undertaken in particular Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Studies and Geo-Technical studies. On receipt of positive results thereof, land acquisition processes are embarked upon and where land is owned by the municipality, it must be reserved for a housing purpose and a full township establishment process will follow.
o In case of private land, township establishment would only commence when land has been procured by the municipality.
o The Department on average conducts 10 feasibility studies each financial year.
Re-blocking o The density of some informal settlements is such that the project cannot be completed in one financial year, and has to carried out over the years.
Table 67 Operating Budget of the Human Settlements Department
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