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Review of petitions on housing issues from Ekurhuleni and Johannesburg, including privatization concerns, service delivery, and RDP house allocation.
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PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE PETITIONS HUMAN SETTLEMENTS 07 MARCH 2017
PURPOSE • To provide responses and government plans on the petitions sent to the Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements from various communities in Ekurhuleni and the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipalities
CONTENTS • Petition from residents of Friendship Town calling for an investigation into sale of Komati, Lethabong and Indlovu Flats to private companies (Mr M Waters); • Petition from residents of Meadowland Hostel, Zone 11, Soweto, calling for assistance in acquiring social housing and improved service delivery (Mr T W Mhlongo); • Petition from backyard dwellers of Phomolong Wards 12 and 13, Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality; (Mr M Waters MP) • Petition from residents of Struisbult, Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, calling for the eradication of their informal settlements and improved service delivery in respect of housing (Mr M Waters MP);
CONTENTS • Petition from residents of Soweto (Orlando, Diepkloof, Meadowlands, Dube and Mzimhlope), calling for assistance to determine the delay in providing state-subsidised housing in the areas in question and to obtain an update from the Department of Human Settlements on progress with applications made in 1996- 97 (Mr T W Mhlongo) MP) • Petition from the community of Villa Liza informal settlements, Ekurhuleni, Ward 99, calling on the National Assembly to address the allocation of RDP houses in ward 99 and the publication of the list of beneficiaries (Mr M Gana) • Petition from residents of Johannesburg Central (Mr T W Mhlongo)
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