Thursday, July 13, 2006

Select few prepare to get N2 Gateway keys

The N2 Gateway’s first occupants will get the keys to their new homes from Housing Minister Lindiwe Sisulu on Tuesday.

The housing department could not say on Wednesday how many people would be among the first group of occupants.

Less than 10 percent of applicants for the first 705 available units will receive housing built during this first phase. It is expected that more people will qualify for the houses than those available…

All Housing MECs are expected to be present when Sisulu launches phase two of the N2 Gateway project in Langa next week. This phase will be a credit-linked partnership between the Department of Housing and First National Bank.

The controversial N2 Gateway project intends to build 22 000 houses near the airport for Cape Town’s poor. - Cape Argus

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