Multimillion-rand housing project for KwaMaphumulo community
KwaZulu-Natal's Human Settlement MEC Jomo Sibiya believes rural development is key to help mitigate the migration to big cities.
The department is facilitating a multimillion-rand housing project to build 1 500 homes in KwaMaphumulo, north of Durban.
Sibiya says this project has also helped formally employ a number of young people in the community to help them gain skills.
Sibiya handed over some of the completed houses on Tuesday.
He said the project and budget are moving according to plan.
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"The first phase that we are going currently is the first 300 - costing us R44 million and then we have already spent R17 million in it.
"Once we finish it, we will be looking at the second phase, prices are escalating.
"The issue of Covid has made the material expensive. Then there will be costing for the next phase as well and we want to use this money in a manner where we can account for it."
