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Gauteng Human Settlements, 9 June 2014 MEC Mamabolo visit hailstorm victims in Soshanguve and Mamelodi Gauteng Department of Human Settlements and Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC Jacob Mamabolo has visited the projects to repair hailstorm damaged houses in Tshwane as part of finding ways to speed up the ongoing work. MEC Mamabolo visited the area today following recent complaints by some residents that the project was being delayed and had been forgotten by government. "We need to review our plans in order to determine accurate timelines for the completion of the project as well as how best to expedite our work" commented MEC Mamabolo. MEC Mamabolo visited two sites where repairs are taking place in Mamelodi and Soshanguve this afternoon. MEC Mamabolo said "It is important to have accurate information about project timelines in order for government to be able to report back to residents and explain when we will repair citizens' homes." About 71 000 houses that were affected by the hailstorm and nearly 29 000 were severely damaged. MEC Mamabolo called upon all stakeholders involved to prioritise the replacement of roofing for victims. "Almost 15 000 houses have been prioritised for the first phase programme and nine contractors were appointed in Soshanguve, Mamelodi and Hammanskraal with each township given three service providers. I am happy to witness that work has already started and completed in other areas", MEC Mamabolo said. "We want to provide ways to improve service delivery, to work faster and better. We are coming here again to get a progress report from our appointed construction companies and other stakeholders involved" said MEC Mamabolo. MEC Mamabolo also met families whose houses are currently being repaired and happy about work being done in Soshanguve. "The most interesting part is that they are always informed about developments by the councillors and contractors working on site. Consultation is very crucial," added MEC Mamabolo. Maria Shabangu, 72, a beneficiary said, "I am happy that our government has kept its promise. I have been living in this area since 1976 and we have never had such a problem since 1983." Issued by: Gauteng Human Settlements <http://www.dlgh.gpg.gov.za/> For more information contact: Motsamai Motlhaolwa, 079 897 2240 Victor Moreriane, 079 529 5836 -- -- You are subscribed. This footer can help you. Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to this message. You can visit the group WEB SITE at http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery options, pages, files and membership. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected] . You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to this address (repeat): [email protected] . --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "YCLSA Discussion Forum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
