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2010/08/26

T Sexwale on Social Housing Regulatory Authority (SHRA)

Human Settlements Minister Tokyo Sexwale has established a new regulatory authority to stimulate the amount of rental accommodation available to people in low income groups.

The Social Housing Regulatory Authority (SHRA) was inaugurated by Minister Sexwale in Cape Town today, 26 August 2010.

Among other things, SHRA will be responsible for supporting and stimulating social housing projects, primarily multi storey blocks of flats for people in ... [highlighted result]

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2010/08/24

T Sexwale on meeting with public sector unions

Human Settlements Minister Tokyo Sexwale is to meet with public sector unions once the current strike is over to discuss a long term response to workers' demands for better housing allowances.

It is clear that we need to meet, once the dust has settled, to engage with unions on how to address the housing needs of public sector workers, Minister Sexwale said tonight, 24 August 2010.

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2010/08/20

T Sexwale to hand over National Women's Build houses in Coligny, 24 Aug

Human Settlements Minister Tokyo Sexwale will on Tuesday officially hand over 54 housing units constructed by women for the vulnerable families in Coligny, North West. He will be accompanied by the North West Premier Maureen Modiselle, Human Settlements MEC Desbo Mohono, MECs from other provinces and the Mayor for the Ditsobotla Local Municipality.

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2010/08/16

T Sexwale on housing projects anti-corruption investigation

The Department of Human Settlements is intensifying its crackdown on dodgy housing contractors and has drawn up a shortlist of 20 problematic housing projects with a total value of R2 billion which are currently under investigation.

The probes are being conducted by the National Audit Task Team appointed by Human Settlements Minister Tokyo Sexwale in November 2009, headed by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU).

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2010/08/11

T Sexwale: Discovery Leadership Summit

The genesis of the art or science of leadership is located not in committee meetings company boardrooms, or government Cabinets but in the open university of real life.

Such origins of the discipline have, by and large, always been about the societal quest to search for, and identify, solutions to human problems in the world of the natural or social sciences in the economy, in politics, in philosophy, in medicine, in law or even during the most extreme form of social conflict: the ... [highlighted result]

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2010/08/06

T Sexwale launches Tau village

This place has given me a new lease in life at my age," says the 60 year old mother.

Tau village is a social housing project in Pretoria that was launched by Human Settlements Minister Tokyo Sexwale on Friday. The total cost of the project is R30 million.

"I associate myself with this project because it represents the type of sustainable human settlements that we are building as a legacy for our people," says Minister Sexwale.

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2010/08/16

T Sexwale and N Mokonyane to launch Lufhereng housing development, 17 Aug

Human Settlements Minister Tokyo Sexwale, Gauteng Premier Nomvula Mokonyane, MEC for Local Government and Housing Kgaogelo Lekgoro and the Executive Mayor of Johannesburg, Amos Masondo, will tomorrow, 17 August, officially launch the Lufhereng housing development in Soweto by handing over some of the completed houses to beneficiaries.

Established in line with the Breaking New Ground policy, the development is aimed at building a sustainable community located closer ... [highlighted result]

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2010/05/05

T Sexwale to deliver Human Settlements National Council of Provinces budget vote speech, 6 May

Human Settlements Minister, Tokyo Sexwale will deliver his National Council of Provinces'(NCOP) budget vote speech in Parliament.Venue: Old Assembly, Parliament
Date: 6 May 2010
Time: 14h00Enquiries:
Chris Vick
Cell: 083 556 7644Teboho Montse
Cell: 082 886 6721Issued by: Department of Human Settlements
5 May 2010
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2010/05/06

T Sexwale: Human Settlements Budget Vote NCOP 2010/11

Honourable Members
Invited guests
Ladies and gentlemen
Comrades and friendsThe presentation of the first ever Human Settlements Budget '" Vote 30 - is a significant milestone in the journey from housing to human settlements and demonstrates the paradigm shift we are making as national government - both in our thinking and our actions.We have refined the understanding of our mandate. South Africa has constructed massive highways, iconic stadiums, world-class... [highlighted result]

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2010/04/19

T Sexwale to deliver budget vote speech, 21 Apr

Human Settlements Minister, Tokyo Sexwale will deliver his budget vote speech in the Old Assembly to outline in detail the department's programs for the 2010/11 financial year.Venue: Old Assembly, Parliament
Date: 21 April 2010
Time: 14h00Enquiries:
Chris Vick
Cell: 083 556 7644Teboho Montse
Cell: 082 886 6721Isaac Skhosana
Tel: 012 421 1436
Fax: 012 421 1635
Fax to e-mail: 086 558 9848
Cell: 083 488 2621
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2010/04/21

T Sexwale on cost cutting measures during budget vote

The Department of Human Settlements has managed to save close to R120 million since Cabinet's call for government departments to contain their operational costs.Human Settlements Minister Tokyo Sexwale told Parliament in his budget vote speech today, 21 April, that cost cutting was a key part of his drive to ensure the best possible returns on allocations from the fiscus.Sexwale introduced several cost-cutting measures soon after his appointment, including a ban on business ... [highlighted result]

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2010/04/19

T Sexwale to brief media on partnerships in Human Settlements delivery, 19 Apr

Human Settlements Minister Tokyo Sexwale is meeting with financial sector CEOs today to discuss closer partnerships in human settlements delivery. There will be a media briefing at 12h00 at Old Fort Conference Centre, Constitutional Hill, Johannesburg.Enquiries:
Chris Vick
Cell: 083 556 7644Issued by: Department of Human Settlements
19 April 2010
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2010/04/19

T Sexwale on meeting with financial sector

Human Settlements Minister Tokyo Sexwale held his first roundtable meeting with CEOs of the country s financial institutions and representatives of the Banking Association of South Africa at Constitution Hill in Johannesburg yesterday.The key points raised by the Minister were:* The importance of working together: How do we broaden the scope and depth of our work to improve the human settlements property market ?
* Innovation: We encourage innovative ideas in the ... [highlighted result]

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2010/04/21

T Sexwale: Human Settlements Dept Budget Vote 2010/11

He stated, As part of social infrastructure development we will provide suitably located and affordable housing and decent human settlements. The scale of government housing delivery is second only to China and, as the Banking Association of South Africa pointed out when we met this week,
Government s most dramatic intervention in the welfare housing sector has been its national housing subsidy programme. The target for human settlements ought to be nothing less than an enhanced vision,... [highlighted result]

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2010/04/21

T Sexwale on low-cost housing

The South African government is to spend R16 billion on building new houses and human settlements for the poor in the next financial year.
This was announced by Human Settlements Minister Tokyo Sexwale in his budget vote speech to Parliament today, 21 April. The bulk of this funding will go to the provision of housing subsidies to the bottom-most end of the market, the poorest of the poor, who earn between R0 and R3 500 a month, he said. A large percentage of this is ... [highlighted result]

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2010/04/21

T Sexwale on Human Settlements Development

Human Settlements Minister Tokyo Sexwale has called on South Africans to harness the same energy that went into the build-up to the 2010 FIFA World Cup to turn South Africa into one large construction site for human developments. He made the call during his budget vote speech in Parliament today, labelling the initiative Human Settlements 2030 .Sexwale, who is a FIFA representative on the Local Organising Committee for the 2010 World Cup, said questions had already been asked... [highlighted result]

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2010/01/28

T Sexwale to brief portfolio committee on N2 Gateway Project, 28 Jan

Parliament s Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements will tomorrow, 28 January 2010 get a briefing from the Minister of Human Settlements, Mr Tokyo Sexwale.The briefing follows the Minister s visit to the N2 Gateway Project in 2009. Mr Sexwale is expected to brief the Committee on the decisions made regarding problems associated with the project.Details of are as follows:Date: 28 January 2010
Time: 10h00
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2009/11/28

L Sisulu and T Sexwale on misinterpretations of working relationship

Ministers Lindiwe Sisulu and Tokyo Sexwale are surprised and taken aback at complete misinterpretations of the state of their working relationship, and have vowed not to let distortions drive them apart.There is a long-established relationship between Ministers Sexwale and Sisulu. They are members of one organisation and have a long history of serving on structures together, far beyond the borders of South Africa.They continue to serve together in structures of the ANC and ... [highlighted result]

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2009/11/27

T Sexwale on Human Settlements social contract plenary session

Human Settlements Minister Tokyo Sexwale has called on civil society and business to join hands with government in the fight against corruption in the housing delivery sector. The woman was pregnant at the time. This situation clearly follows from questionable contracts and building standards, approved by government officials and implemented by the private sector, Sexwale said.As they say, it takes two to corrupt. Participants include representatives of the major banks ... [highlighted result]

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2009/08/09

T Sexwale on visit to Diepsloot informal settlements

It s a veritable bazaar of activity.As the sun rose signalling our departure, we could sense this activity as Diepsloot woke to go to work, to school, to play, and for other daily chores.
Diepsloot is not about burning tyres. Next time you meet a waiter, bank teller, cashier, domestic worker, nurse, teacher, newspaper vendor, or somebody searching for a job in Fourways, Sandton or Pretoria, ask them about Diepsloot.We said our goodbyes to Mrs Mashamaite after a discussion ... [highlighted result]

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