KWAZULU – NATAL INFORMAL SETTLEMENT UPGRADE PRESENTATION

1. KWAZULU – NATAL INFORMAL SETTLEMENT UPGRADE PRESENTATION

2. TABLE OF CONTENTS • INTRODUCTION • STATUS OF SLUM CLEARANCE PROJECTS/ INFORMAL SETTLEMENT UPGRADE PROJECTS • PROGRESS ON THE MOUNT MORIAH HOUSING PROJECT • PROVISION OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC AMENITIES • CHALLENGES • CONCLUSION

3. INTRODUCTION • SLUM CLEARANCE/INFORMAL SETTLEMENT UPGRADE HAS BEEN DECLARED AS ONE OF THE MAJOR PRIORITY PROGRAMMES FOR KWAZULU – NATAL PROVINCE • AN AUDIT OF ALL SLUMS WITHIN THE PROVINCE HAS BEEN DONE • MUNICIPALITIES HAD TO INDICATE WHETHER LAND IS AVAILABLE OR NOT TO IMPLEMENT THESE PROJECTS

4. STATUS OF INFORMAL SETTLEMENT UPGRADE/SLUM CLEARANCE PROJECTS • COATSAL REGION WHICH INCLUDES ILEMBE DISTRICT, UGU DISTRICT EXCLUDING ETHEKWINI MUNICIPALITY IDENTIFIED 31 PROJECTS TO BE APPROVED TO DEAL WITH THE ISSUE OF SLUMS. • 4 PROJECTS ARE NOW COMPLETE. • 6 PROJECTS ARE ACTIVE PROJECTS

5. STATUS OF INFORMAL SETTLEMENT UPGRADE/SLUM CLEARANCE PROJECTS • ETHEKWINI MUNICIPALITY:72 SLUMS WERE IDENTIFIED FOR RELOCATIONS AND THE TOTAL NUMBER OF BENEFICARIES IS 26 500. • 17 HOUSING PROJECTS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED TO ACCOMMODATE RELOCATIONS AND THE TOTAL NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES TO BENEFIT IS 30 051 • 48 UPGRADE PROJECTS WITH AN ELEMENT OF RELOCATION WERE IDENTIFIED. • THE TOTAL NUMBER OF UPGRADE PROJECTS WITH AN ELEMENT OF RELOCATION IS 50 000.

6. NORTHERN REGION • NORTHERN REGION WHICH INCLUDES UMZINYATHI DISTRICT, AMAJUBA DISTRICT, UMKHANYAKUDE DISTRICT, UTHUNGULU DISTRICT AND ZULULAND DISTRICT IDENTIFIED 12 PROJECTS TO BE IMPLEMENTED TO CLEAR ALL SLUMS WITHIN THE NORTHERN REGION • 4 PROJECTS HAVE BEEN APPROVED

7. STATUS OF INFORMAL SETTLEMENT UPGRADE/SLUM CLEARANCE PROJECTS • INLAND REGION WHICH INCLUDE SISONKE DISTRICT, UMGUNGUNDLOVU DISTRICT AND UTHUKELA DISTRICT IDENTIFIED 26 PROJECST REQUIRED TO CLEAR SLUMS WITHIN THE REGION • OUT OF THESE 4 PROJECTS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED • 14 PROJECTS HAVE BEEN APPROVED

8. PROGRESS MADE WITH THE IMPLEMENTATIONOF THE PILOT PROJECT – MOUNT MORIAH • THIS INVOLVES AN URGENT RELOCATION OF HIGH RISK INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS. • THIS PROJECT WAS APPROVED ON 12 OCTOBER 2004 AND THE AGREEMENT WITH THE MUNICIPALITY WAS SIGNED ON 12 NOVEMBER 2004. • THE PROJECT IS LOCATED 15 KMOF THE DURBAN CBD AND ADJACENT TO PHOENIX, SOUTHGATE WITH GLEN ANNIL, AVOCA BRICKWORKS AND PHOENIX INDUSTRIAL AREAS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY. • THE TOTAL NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES FOR THIS PROJECT IS 2170

9. PROGRESS MADE WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PILOT PROJECT – MOUNT MORIAH • SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED • SANITATION:- WATERBORNE SEWERAGE AS PER MUNICIPAL STANDARS • WATER:- INDIVIDUAL WATER CONNECTIONS • STORMWATER:- PIPED STORMWATER DRAINAGE

10. SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED • ELECTRICITY:- READIBOARD ELECTRICITY • ROADS:- BLACK TOP ROADS AS PER MUNICIPAL STANDARDS • ROOF:-TILES • THE TOTAL COST FOR THE PROJECT WILL BE R79 678 819.50

11. PROGRESS TO DATE • 70% OF CIVIL WORK IS COMPLETE • TOWNSHIP HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED • 209 HOUSES HAVE BEEN CONSTRUCTED • 250 SLABS ARE CURRENTLY BEING CONSTRUCTED OF WHICH 100 ARE COMPLETE • 90 BENEFICIARIES HAVEE ALREADY TAKEN OCCUPATION OF THE COMPLETE UNITS

12. PROVISION OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC AMENITIES • THE FOLLOWING SOCIAL AMENITIES WILL BE PROVIDED • SPORTS GROUND • TAXI RANK • BASIC ABLUTION FACILITIES • MEDICAL CARE FACILITIES • COMMUNITY PARK • INFORMAL TRADING FACILITIES • COMMUNITY HALL • \ • \

13. PROVISION OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC AMENITIES • THE OTHER HOUSING PROJECT THAT WILL BENEFIT THROUGH THE PILOT PROJECT FOR THE PROVISION OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC AMENITIES IS BRUNTVILLE IN MPOFANA MUNICIPALITY. • A TAXI RANK AND THE PARK WILL BE PROVIDED TO ENSURE THAT PEOPLE ARE PROVIDED WITH SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS

14. CHALLENGES • FINANCIAL RESOURCES – PROVINCIAL MANDATE IS TO CLEAR SLUMS WITHIN THE PROVINCE WITHIN SIX YEARS – FINANCIAL ALLOCATION DOES NOT CORRESPOND TO THE CHALLENGE • THE AUDIT OF SLUMS THAT WAS DONE WAS BASED ON THE FACT THAT THERE WAS GOING TO BE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE AFFECTED SLUM DWELLERS AND THE RE EMERGENCE WOULD BE PREVENTED • MUNICIPALITIES DO NOT HAVE THE CAPACITY TO MONITOR THE RE ERMERGENCE OF SLUMS WITHIN THEIR JURISDICTION

15. CHALLENGES • SUITABLE LAND FOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IS STILL A CHALLENGE ESPECIALLY FOR PROJECTS IN THE COASTAL REGION • RURAL - URBAN MIGRATION • ADEQUATE PROFESSIONAL TEAMS AND IMPLEMENTING AGENTS TO DEAL WITH THE MASSIVE SLUMS CLEARANCE PROGRAMME • CAPACITY OF THE MATERIAL SUPPLIERS TO ENSURE ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF MATERIALS

16. CHALLENGES • THE CAPACITY OF THE MUNICIPALITIES • ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT OF SUBSIDIES CATERS FOR INFLATION AND NOT HIGH DEMAND • THE ALIGNMENT OF THE STRUCTURE WITH THE BNG

17. RECOMMENDED SOLUTIONS • ALLOCATING BUDGETS ACCORDING TO PROVINCIAL PRIORITIES • DEPARTMENT HAS EMBARKED ON AN EXERCISE TO DEVELOP A POOL OF IMPLEMENTING AGENTS AND PROFESSIONAL TEAMS • STRENGTHEN CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAMME • ENSURING THAT MUNICIPALITIES ARE PROVIDED WITH ASSISTANCE TO MONITOR RE ERMERGENCE OF SLUMS • THE HOD WILL INITIATE A PROCESS OF THE REVIEW OF THE STRUCTURE TO BE IN LINE WITH BNG

18. PRODUCTION PER MONTH

19. PRODUCTION PER MONTH MONTHS NUMBER OF HOUSES Apr. 2006 150 May 2006 150 Jun. 2006 150 Jul. 2006 150 Aug. 2006 150 Sep. 2006 150 Oct. 2006 150 Nov/Dec 2006 217

20. COMPLETED HOUSES

21. COMPLETED HOUSES

22. CONCLUSION • IMPLEMENTATION OF A SUCCESSFUL SLUM CLEARANCE PROGRAMME REQUIRES CO ORDINATION WITH OTHER GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS THAT HAVE A ROLE TO PLAY IN CREATING SUSTAINABLE HUMAN SETTLEMENTS.