A housing project in Munsieville which has been delayed for seven years is set to resume. The Munsieville extension nine project was stopped ‘after the National Home Builders Registration Council (NHBRC) declined to register it due to some engineering discrepancies.’
Gauteng MEC for Human Settlements and Cooperative Governance and Tradition Affairs, Uhuru Moiloa; turned a sod for the project on 26 March 2019 at Munsieville.
The NHBRC is a very important arm of the State, had construction continued, there is a good chance that more money could have been wasted.
Uhuru Moiloa
Moiloa told residents that it will take nine months for the contractor to make rectifications needed by the NHBRC.
The appointed company for the project is expected to conduct repairs of the existing
civil works on the site and construct roads and storm water drains.
A total of 842 houses will be built on the site with the first phase of the project yielding 500 houses.
The houses will benefit residents of Pango informal settlements and the greater Munsieville. When allocating we will start with those who applied in 1996.
Uhuru Moiloa
Moiloa further appealed to residents to work with the contractor to avoid further delays to the project and urged them to understand that not all of them will be employed at the project, saying that although local people must benefit, they should understand that the contractor will need some skills from outside of Munsieville.