Executive Mayor of Ekurhuleni councillor Mzwandile Masina said undeveloped land must be expropriated to accommodate the growing population in adequate human settlements.
Masina, one of the panellists under the topic of Inclusive Settlement Development, at the Metropolis Annual Meeting today (August 29) at the Sandton Convention Centre, said that while the municipality is rolling out serviced stands and rental stock projects as part of their strategies to provide adequate human settlements, the expropriation of undeveloped land is also another option.
“We will tap into exploring options of expropriating land that has remained unused and undeveloped since 1994 in the interest of promoting inclusive human settlement,” Masina said.
The mayor also highlighted other projects that are currently underway.
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One such project is the allocation of serviced stands in communities living in congested informal settlements.
This is in a bid to ensure communities are settled in areas where their dignity is restored by having basic services such as electricity, roads and water.
The press release stated the municipality has a target of providing 6 000 rental stock units during the current term of office.
The 6 000 rental stock target for the five-year term will double the number of rental stock units that the municipality already has.
This is to cater for residents who are not ready to buy a house and those who previously had little means to live in the CBD.
According to the release the Metropolis Annual Meeting was held to recognise local governments are major actors in the global response to the urban challenges of the century.
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