The Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) provincial spokesperson, Sello Dithebe, states that Cogta MEC, Mxolisi Dukwana, joined by Premier Sisi Ntombela, will be handing over the houses to deserving families. Dithebe says this is part of the ongoing programme of addressing the housing backlog issues.

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Dukwana previously said the government was implementing 35 projects that are covering 43 informal settlements, and this included town planning and installation of internal infrastructure throughout the province. During his budget speech earlier this year, Dukwana stated that his predecessor, MEC Mamiki Koloi, has said that the department is at an advanced stage of formalising informal settlements in areas such as the Mantsopa Local Municipality, amongst others, in the Free State.

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Meanwhile, the Deputy Minister of Human Settlements, Pamela Tshwete, recently handed over about 200 title deeds to residents of the metro.

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