Officials in the City’s Human Settlements Directorate handed over 10 title deeds to beneficiaries of The Downs housing project in Manenberg today, 15 September 2022.
The Downs housing project in Manenberg is expected to be completed in November 2022, if all goes according to plan. The R77 million project is located on five different sites in the area and will provide 587 housing opportunities to qualifying beneficiaries. It is an example of the City’s commitment to providing affordable housing on suitable land in and near urban centres.
‘We are pleased to assist beneficiaries with the title deeds to their homes at our Manenberg housing project. The City is committed to addressing the inequality of the past where the majority of our residents were denied ownership of property. Security of tenure is a priority for the City’s Human Settlements Directorate.
‘We will continue to ensure that title deeds are handed over to first-time property owners across the metro. Our title deed handover programme is ongoing and we look forward to handing over many more title deeds to qualifying beneficiaries across the metro in the coming months. We remind residents who are residing in older City housing projects to approach us so that we may also assist them with their title deeds,’ said the City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Human Settlements, Councillor Malusi Booi, who attended the event today, 15 September 2022.
Contact us: Beneficiaries of old housing projects who have not received their title deeds are encouraged to email: ownership.delivery@capetown.gov.za