Mayor to break ground to make way for mega Leeuwpoort housing project
Housing across the country remains one of the greatest challenges.
According to metro spokesperson Themba Gadebe, in light of this, the City of Ekurhuleni has prioritized building not just houses, but communities which will restore the dignity of the people, displaced in informal settlements.
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Ekurhuleni’s mayor, Mzwandile Masina will today (Monday) lead a sod turning ceremony for the development of the mega housing project.
“The ground breaking event will make way for the building of about 19 000 houses, characterized by well-designed, sustainable, integrated and secured neighborhoods,” said Gadebe.
“The new development will benefit informal settlement dwellers from Joe Slovo, Ulana Park, Hlahane, Driefontein, Crossroads (Roodekop Ext 3), Vosloorus, Kalamazoo and katlehong.”
He said the project is set to turn the tide on the challenge of informal settlements in the metro. Ekurhuleni has 119 000 Informal settlements.
Also watch out next week on this platform when the Advertiser will be publishing an in-depth Q & A on the project with the metro.
