PROJECT uPDAteS UHLAZIYO lWeProJeKtHiJoe Slovo

• AtPhase3C,222unitshavebeencompleted;88werehanded over in August and 134 more were recentlycompleted.Ofthetotal222,11aredisabilityfriendly.

• 318unitshavebeenmadeavailableinTRA6inDelftforapprovedbeneficiariesastemporaryaccommodationsothat Phase 3A and 3C areas can be cleared forconstruction.

Boystown

• TheoverallconstructionoftheBoystownboundarywallalongtheTriangleSiteandPhase1is95%complete.

• 407 approved beneficiaries for the Phase 2 portion ofdevelopmentarebeingverifiedbytheHDA.

Emergencies:Whenalifeorpropertyisthreatened: 107 from a (landline) OR 021 480 7700 (cell phone)FireDepartment(Generalinformation): 021 590 1900TheHousingDevelopmentAgencyHelpdesk: 021 481 2900CityofCapeTownmatters: 0860 103 089EskomCustomerCare: 0860 037 566WesternCape(WC)Government(generalenquiries): 0860 142 142WCSocialDevelopmentHotline: 0800 22 0250DepartmentofSocialDevelopmentDisabilityProgramme: 021 483 4015 MasteroftheHighCourt(fordeceasedestates): 021 410 8300Childline: 0800 55 555 or 021 762 8198StopWomanAbuseHotline: 0800 150 150 RentalHousingTribunal 0860 106 166Waitinglistdatabase 021 444 0333

• talKinG moBility in tranSport month

• Joe Slovo development underway Construction of houses at Joe Slovo is continuing full-steam ahead

• the BenefitS of conSumer education

Creating awareness about the low cost housing programme

• Save money: Grow your own veGetaBleS

Growing your own vegetables to ensure a healthy lifestyle

• douBle-Storey aBt unitS for delft precinct 3 & 5 In the coming weeks 84 units will be handed over to benefi ciaries

• road Safety in the SpotliGht

• proJect updateS

• By-law BoX: traffic By-law

• uSeful contact numBerS

TheN2GatewayProjectstartedin2005andPhaseOneisnearingcompletion.ItisaprojectoftheNationalDepartmentofHumanSettlements,withtheHousingDevelopmentAgency(HDA)appointedasimplementingagentbytheWesternCapeDepartmentofHumanSettlements.PhaseOnewilldeliverabout15000houses.TheprojectprovideshousesforresidentsoftheinformalsettlementsandbackyardersalongtheN2.Currentprojectsincludethefollowing:JoeSlovo•DelftSymphony•Delft7-9•Boystown•TemporaryRelocationAreas(TRAs)

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IJoe Slovo

• KwiSigabasika3C,Zingama-222izindluezigqityiweyo, yayezingama-88izindluzanikezelwakubanikazibazo.

• Izindluezingama-318kwenziweukubamazibekhonakwindawoyeZindlu zeThutyana eDelft ukulungiselela abaXhamli-zinkonzoabavunyiweyonjengendawoyokuxhwarhaokwethutyanaukuzeimimmandlayeSigabasika-3Ano-3Czibenokugecwazicocelweukwakha.

IBoystown

• UkwakhiwakodongaolwenzaumdalwaseBoystownnolusecalenikwesiza esingunxantathu neSigaba soku-1, selungama- 95eepersenti(95%)olwagqitywayo.

• AbaXhamli-zinkonzoabavunyiweyobesahlulosokwakhaseSigabasika-2bayaqinisekiswayi-ArhenteyoKwakhiwakweZindlu(HDA).

Mpumelo Siwundla, Alfred Bonasa and Bulelwa Fiphoza each have different means of getting around.when boarding or disembarking a public transport vehicle, no-one may:

• Dosountilallpersonsdesiring todisembark fromsuchvehiclehavedoneso

• Insistongettingonapublictransportvehiclewherethenumber of passengers would be more than the totalnumberofpassengersitisallowedtocarry

• Dosowhilethevehicleisinmotion

while in a queue at a public transport facility:• Allpassengerswaitingtoenterapublictransportvehicle

atarankorstationmustqueuefromapointatwhichitisindicatedthatthevehiclewillleave

• A passenger may only enter a public transport vehiclewhenheorshegetstothefrontofthequeue

• If no queue sign is visible then passengers waiting toenterthepublictransportvehiclemuststandinaqueuenexttooneanotherorinasinglefilewhenrequiredbyan approved public transport conductor or authorizedofficialoftheCityofCapeTown

by-lAW boX: traffi c, 2011: chapter 3: passenger conduct

tAlKinG mobility in tranSport month

october is transport month. One of itsaims is to raise awareness about what isbeing done to provide a safer, moreaffordable,accessibleandreliabletransportsystemforSouthAfrica.

Many residents in the N2 Gatewaycommunitiesrelyonpublictransporttogettoandfromwheretheyneedtobe.

61-year-oldMpumeloSiwundlaand27-year-oldAlfredBonasaaredisabledandrecentlymovedintotheirnewhomesinDelftPrecinct3 & 5. Despite their disabilities, the pairagrees that getting around – inside andoutsideoftheirhomes–ismucheasiernow.

“I believe everything happens at the righttime,”saysMpumelo.InSeptember,heandhis son moved from Joe Slovo, Zone 17wherethey’dlivedfor22years.

“Living in a shack with a disability was achallenge;Ihadtorelyonotherstohelpmedothesimplestthingslikecookingorusingthe bathroom. Thanks to railings in thebathroomandarampthatleadstomyfrontdoor,Icandomostthingsbymyself.”

When he needs to be out and about,Mpumelosaysheusesataxicabservicetogetaround.

“When I lived in Langa I got to know thedriver.EventhoughIhavemovedtoDelfthe

isstillwillingtopickmeupfromhereandtakemewhereIneedtobe.”

InAugust,AlfredmovedfromTsunamiintohishouse.Hewearsaprostheticafteroneofhis legs was amputated following a caraccidentin2009.

“Living in a house that caters for mydisabilityreallymakesadifference.Thereismore than enough space forme tomovearound, and the ramp at my front doormakes moving into and out of my homemucheasier.”

Alfredsaysheownsacar,butisunabletodriveit.

“Myfriendsareveryhelpful,andarehappytodrivemearound.”

Meanwhile, able-bodied Bulelwa Fiphoza(39) says shefindspublic transport toandfromDelftPrecinct3&5easilyaccessible.

“My six children live with me, and weregularlyusepublictransport.”

“Myoldestwho is17attendsa school inKhayelitsha and catches a bus that dropshimoffrightnexttotheschool.Myyoungerson’sschoolisinTsunamiandhetravelstoandfromschoolbytaxi.IspendaboutR200onamonthlybus ticket formyolderboyand about R4 a day on a taxi for myyoungerone.”

Mvulanzana Potelwa

Joe Slovo development underway

road safety is not just about motorists and vehicles; it’s about everyone who uses the roads including cyclists, pedestrians and motorcyclists.

Be a responsible driver:

• Donotdrinkanddrive

• Ensureeveryoneinthecarwearsaseatbelt

• Donotuseyourcellphonewhiledriving

Streetwise pedestrians:

•Walkonthepavement;neverontheroad

•Wearreflectiveclothingatnighttobemorevisibletomotorists

•Usepedestrianbridgeswherepossible

Stick to the speed limit. do not drive more than:

•60km/honapublicroadinaresidentialarea

•100km/honpublicroadoutsideanurbanareawhichisnotafreeway

•120km/honafreeway

Safety for cyclists:

•Becautiousattrafficintersectionsandcircles

•Ride in single file, at least 1.5 metres from thepavement,andalwayswearahelmet

• Be visible and wear brightly coloured or reflectiveclothingsothatmotoristscanseeyou

Double-Storey Abt unitS for delft precinct 3 & 5

topics that are covered include:

- Housingpolicy

- Variousprogrammesofhousing

- Choicesintermsofhousingi.e.ownershipversusrental

- Roleoftheconsumerintheapplicationprocess

- Theoverallprocessforhousingapplication

Consumereducationisforpast,currentand future housing beneficiaries. It isfacilitated by the HDA, together withthe Provincial Department of HumanSettlements,theCityofCapeTownand

the National Home Builders RegulatoryCouncil(NHBRC).

Beneficiaries are usually briefed beforethey move into their new homes andreceivebrochuresorpamphletstorein-forcewhattheyhave learnt.Consumereducationalsocoversmaintenanceandgeneral hints and tips such as how tosaveonelectricityandwater.

“I underwent consumer educationshortlybeforeImovedintomyhouseinJoe Slovo Phase 3C inOctober 2012,”says47-yearoldMzwamadodMlahlwa.“I learntalotatthesessions,includingthepurpose andbenefits of living in ahomefittedwithasolargeyser.”

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construction of houses at Joe Slovo is continuing full-steam ahead with 738 units already handed over to beneficiaries.

88houseshavebeenhandedoveratPhase3C and 134more are due to be handedover.

Of utmost priority is to clear space forconstructioninPhase3C.Inorderforlandto be cleared and for development tocontinue, beneficiaries are being movedinto completed houses. Non–qualifyingindividualsorfamilieswillbeaccommodatedatTRA5and6inDelft.

Atthisstage144housesarebeingbuiltatPhase3A.

Ifallgoesaccordingtoschedule,atotalof1016 houses would have been built andhandedovertoqualifyingbeneficiariesbytheendofNovember.

SAve money: Grow your own veGetaBleS

the BenefitS of conSumer eDucAtionconsumer education is not only about homeownership and/or home maintenance.It’saboutteachingapotentialbeneficiaryaboutthelowcosthousingprogramme-fromawarenesstoownershipphase-andtherolesandresponsibilitiesthatcomewithhomeownership.

in the coming weeks 84 double storey units, built with alternative Building technologies (aBt), will be handed over to approved beneficiaries at delft precinct 3 & 5.Atotalof 1701 of these houses are planned for the project. Each unitincludesabathroom,akitchen,anopenplandownstairs loungeareaandtwoupstairsbedrooms.

the double storey homes have the same benefits as any other unit built with aBt:

- Homesarewarmerinwinterandcoolerinsummer

- Thewallsareinsulatedpanelswhichmeanreducedelectricityconsumption

- Lessdampinsidethehouse

106ABThouseshavebeenhandedoveratDelftPrecinct3&5and866moreunitsareexpectedtobecompletedbyJuly2015.

one way to save money and ensure your family eats healthily is to grow your own vegetables.

Agardenthesizeofakitchendoorcan grow enough vegetables tofeed a family of four. If you don’thaveayardorthespacetoplantagarden, you can grow your

vegetablesincontainers.

Getting started:

Tostartyou’llneedbasictoolslikeaspade,gardenfork,awateringcanorhosepipeandseeds.

Build your vegetable garden in aspotthatgetslotsofsunlight.Plant

your seeds in rows and leaveenough space between them foryourvegetablestogrow.Onceyourseeds are planted youmust waterthem well at least once a week,and up to two or three times aweekiftheweatherisveryhot.

Regularly check your plants for

insects and remove any that youfind. Another way to keep insectsat bay is to plant certain flowerssuchassunflowers,petunias,mari-golds and lavender around yourvegetablebed.

Mzwamadod Mlahlwa participated in consumer education.