They have on the whole served satisfactorily, but the department has
also been marred by decades of maladministration and corruption
The court ordered that the deputy director of corporate services immediately be reinstated
The SIU is trying to recover R2.5-million from a housing tender as part of its investigation into corruption during the Covid-19 state of disaster
Duncan Village community members resorted to court action to challenge the ‘arrogant’ government
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Equipment and files related to multimillion-rand procurement irregularities were apparently taken
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Improved private sector coordination would go a long way in rising to the problems South Africa faces
For each rand spent on rehabilitating the river system, the return is at least R1.70 if not more
National treasury and SIU flag gross misconduct in minister’s department with no heads rolling as millions keep disappearing
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Hundreds of millions meant for much-needed housing development remains unaccounted for
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The president’s focus is on fixing the economy — infrastructure build and local manufacturing are two priority areas
The water and sanitation department has taken over the clean-up project while sewage continues to pollute the Vaal River and Emfuleni municipality
Top cop says more big players will be added to the list of accused as the state prepares to go to court
Businessman Edwin Sodi and senior civil servants are among those arrested over the R200-million theft of state funds
The City of Cape Town admits it monitors the social-media pages of housing activists but denies that this is spying, as tensions surrounding land occupations increase
Amatola Water has charged its suspended chief executive, Vuyo Zitumane, for allegedly manipulating procurement processes and orchestrating protests against the board by the South African Municipal Workers Union (Samwu) to disrupt Amatola’s operations
The minister’s selection of an interim estate agency board was allegedly unlawful
Funding has been cut over a slew of problems at the body meant to ensure low-cost homes
Former chairperson Mavuso Msimang says Nomaindia Mfeketo was warned, but did nothing
The human settlements minister suspended the chief ombud over an ‘investment’ with the VBS Mutual Bank
Gauteng human settlements MEC Paul Mashatile says preference for housing will be given to those who applied in 1994.
We chat to newly appointed Human Settlements Minister Connie September about her life in politics and her task ahead.
A list of those who were recognised for excellence in human settlements.
The main focus of the department of human settlement’s housing delivery strategy remains the poorest of the poor.
Human settlements minister pays tribute to Govan Mbeki.
Province received three accolades for excellence in creating human settlements.