Friday, May 19, 2006

Govt, private sector commits to housing delivery

The Northern Cape housing department says the signing of the provincial housing social contract will commit it to effective housing delivery.

The social contract will be signed by the department, financial institutions and the construction industry in Kimberley later today.

Bronwyn Thomas, the department spokesperson, says the agreement will see stakeholders dedicating themselves to work to improve informal settlements and provide adequate shelter for the homeless.

Thomas says they are going to commit themselves by pledging in writing and by signing a contract that they are going to work towards repeatedly improving and speeding up the delivery of housing in the province. He says whilst the idea is to speed up housing delivery the emphasis will be quality delivery of houses in the province. - SABC

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