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Human Settlements

Overview

​The corporate and shared services directorate is the nuts and bolts of the City’s administration. As such it needs to be solid, dependable and reliable. The directorate was set up to streamline the City’s administration, making sure it is run on efficient and professional lines. It has a vast range of responsibilities, from managing employees’ leave, to organising the catering for mayoral functions, to maintaining public conveniences, among many other tasks.

It operates in accordance to the City’s crucial Growth and Development Strategy, ensuring an orderly use of common resources.

The corporate and shared services directorate’s mission is to provide an effective and efficient strategic support service that meets the standards of a world-class African city to all of the City’s business units.

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​Vision

A diversified provision of sustainable human settlements for citizens of Johannesburg.

Mission

To improve the quality of lives of our beneficiaries, creating neighbourhoods that people love, live, work, play and do business in.

Values

  • Honesty
  • Integrity
  • Accessibility
  • Transparency
  • Commitment
  • Beneficiary Centric
  • Trust
  • Accountability.​

ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE

The high-level structure was approved in 2011, aligning with the accreditation that the City of Johannesburg had signed with the Gauteng Department of Local Government and Human Settlements.

A subsequent detailed structure was approved in 2017. This structure has been amended due to omissions of positions at a lower level. The high-level structure below remains and is not affected by the amendments.​

​​Member of the Mayoral Committee for Human Settlements

Tel: 011 018 6696
Fax: 011 018 6618
Address: 222 Smit Street, Braamfontein, 2017

Executive Director: Human Settlements

Tel: 011 018 6667
Fax: 011 018 6669
Address: 222 Smit Street, Braamfontein, 2017

Unless otherwise instructed by the Council, the Johannesburg Social Housing Company shall consider and make recommendations to Council on the following matters :

 
A LEGISLATIVE ROLE
 
IDP, Budget and By-law Process
1.The consideration and oversight of the development of the IDP and budget in respect of the Human Settlements Department and its Municipal owned entity (MOE), the Johannesburg Social Housing Company (JOSHCO).
2.The consideration of the quarterly performance reports of the Human Settlements Department and its Municipal owned entity (MOE), the Johannesburg Social Housing Company.
3.To exercise oversight over the development and implementation of all by- laws, strategies and policies of the Human Settlements Department and its Municipal owned entity (MOE), the Johannesburg Social Housing Company.
4.The consideration and oversight of draft tariffs, fees and charges in respect of Human Settlements Department functions in the City.
 
B PARTICIPATORY AND REPRESENTATIVE ROLE
 
1.Promote public participation in the Committee's activities.
2.Ensure public consultation on any new by-law referred by Council and/or Programming Committee.
3.Promote public participation in the key planning processes of the City as they relate to Human Settlements Department and its Municipal Owned Entity (MOE), The Johannesburg Social Housing Company.
4.Ensure that key issues of public concern relating to the Human Settlements Department and its Municipal Owned Entity (MOE), the Johannesburg Social Housing Company are brought to the attention to Council.
 
OVERSIGHT ROLE
 
1.Exercise oversight over the quarterly performance of the Human Settlements Department and its Municipal Owned Entity (MOE), the Johannesburg Social Housing Company.
2.Exercise oversight over any matter referred to the Committee by the Speaker, Council and/or its Programming Committee.
3.Exercise oversight over any matter or activity of the Human Settlements Department that will be of concern to the Committee.
4.Invite the MMC or any official of the Human Settlements Department to account on any matter of interest to the Committee.
 
 
D REPORTS/RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL
 
1.To make recommendations to Council as a result of the oversight process outlined above.
2.To report on the oversight visits of the Committee.
3.To report Quarterly and Annually on the Performance of the Committee.
4.To submit proposal/comments on Provincial and National Bills and proposed policies affecting local government.​

Partnerships

The department has formed partnerships with stakeholders that support its cause and vision to rejuvenate the inner city and its surrounding suburbs and to ensure that acceptable living standards are maintained in the identified areas through increased by-law enforcement and initiatives such as the Regeneration of the Inner City Programme.
 
It works closely with various bodies, including:
 


​​Programmes

A variety of programmes have been established to enable the City's Human Settlements Department to meet its mandate of providing housing for all of Johannesburg's residents. 
 
The programmes it undertakes are:
  • Public Housing Stock Management 
  • The sales and transfers programme deals with the transfer of council-owned housing stock to qualifying beneficiaries. Such transfers are done according to the national and provincial Acts and policies.
  • To effect transfer to the qualifying beneficiary, a housing subsidy is allocated to the beneficiary in terms of the Extended and Enhanced Discount Benefit Scheme. Under this scheme, the beneficiaries are allocated the full subsidy amount.

Sectionalisation of flats

Sectionalisation of council flats is intended to give ownership to people who occupy individual units that are situated on one stand, with common walls, roofs and gardens.
It allows ownership of various parts of a single property by different individuals. This programme is governed by the Sectional Title Act No 95 of 1986, which stipulates the procedures to be followed to establish sectional title schemes and the rules that govern sectional title living.
 

Upgrading informal settlements

  • The crux of this programme is the upgrading of the existing informal settlements that are located on suitable land into formalised townships.
  • To ensure that these settlements are upgraded, essential services like water and sanitation are provided. The aim of the programme is to provide houses to qualifying beneficiaries.

Formalisation of informal settlements

This programme is carried out in different phases, with the end goal of securing land tenure rights for beneficiaries on an already occupied piece of land.

Top structure construction

The focus of this programme is on the construction of houses, also known as the top structure. Once services like water and sanitation have been installed, the construction of the houses can begin. 

Greenfield development

  • Greenfield programmes target land where no development has taken place. Firstly, the development in the area is formalised; this is followed by the installation of services and lastly by the construction of top structures.
  • Hostel redevelopment programme
  • The focus of the Hostel Redevelopment Programme is to upgrade public and staff hostels from the current single sex units into liveable family or communal units.

Bulk infrastructure

The erection of bulk services such as roads, stormwater drainage and public lighting is the focus of the bulk infrastructure programme. This programme is being implemented across the city. 

People's Housing Process
The People's Housing Process aims to support households that wish to enhance their housing subsidies by building or organising the building of their own homes themselves.

Flat refurbishment
The aim of this programme is to refurbish and maintain council-owned​ flats to functional and habitable levels. Among things that are repaired are leaking roofs, geysers, driveways ​and parking areas. Housing Regional Offices 

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Lehae Mixed-Income Housing Development Project 
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The Lehae Mixed-Income Housing Development Project is situated along the Golden Highway, a stone-throw distance from the Trade Route Mall neighbouring Lenasia. Upon completion, the housing development will yield a total number of 5344 housing opportunities consisting of Breaking New Ground (BNG)/ RDP, bonded and rental units. The project will also boast socio-economic amenities in line with developing liveable cities where residents are able to work, live and play in the form of six community facilities, two primary schools, two secondary schools, four crèches, eight religious institution sites, two taxi ranks and four business sites.
 
Lufhereng Mixed-Income Housing Development Project
 
The Lufhereng Mixed-Income Housing Development, the biggest housing development in Gauteng, was launched in August 2010. Once complete the development is expected to yield 24 000 housing opportunities. The development, developed as an extension of the Soweto residential complex is situated south-west of the Johannesburg Central Business District. The project’s location and packaging ensures that the community is located close economic opportunities. And upon completion itwill provide residents with social and economic amenities such as schools, crèches, religious sites, clinics, recreational facilities, parks and several business sites. 
 
Fleurhof Mixed-Income Housing Development Project
 
The Fleurhof Mixed-Income Housing Development Project is a transit-oriented mixed-income development project nestled along the Main Reef Road, 13 km west of the Johannesburg Central Business District. The project forms part of the City of Johannesburg’s drive to promote infill development within the urban edge. Upon completion, the development project will yield just over 9000 housing units. One-third of which will be RDP units and the final third will comprise of bonded houses. It will further yield mixed-use business centre sites, industrial sites, crèche sites, religious sites, community facilities, school sites and public open spaces.
 
Pennyville Mixed-Income Housing Development Project

The Pennyville Mixed-Income Housing Development Project is situated close to the New Canada Train Station. The development is built in four phases and offers beneficiaries different housing opportunities. Upon completion this project will yield a total of 3 200 housing units. The housing development is expected to yield affordable and sustainable housing and tenure options, in line with the National Department of Human Settlements’ Breaking New Ground initiative.  Through the Pennyville housing development, the City has managed to provide housing opportunities for the Orlando East backyard dwellers and the Riverlea, Noordgesig and the Westbury communities. ​

Key Documents

Contact Us

RegionRoleNameEmailPhone Number
ASecretaryNwabisa TshambulukaNwabisaT@joburg.org.za081 710 6364
ARegional HeadRashaka MaphagelaRashakaM@joburg.org.za075 496 6545
BSecretaryLameez DunnLameezD@joburg.org.za060 238 0977
BRegional HeadHannes Davidsjohannesda@joburg.org.za069 360 4968
CSecretarySharon BrownSharonB@joburg.org.za060 543 2646
CRegional HeadThembakazi Gwarubanathembakazig@joburg.org.za068 439 4073
DSecretaryThabisile HlongwaneThabisileH@joburg.org.za069 275 2672
DRegional HeadMoabi Pekanezachariamoabip@joburg.org.za060 247 4047
ESecretaryNtshwareleng MhlakazaNtshwarelengM@joburg.org.za069 974 0507
ERegional HeadBongani Shivambubonganishi@joburg.org.za075 484 6454
FContact PersonKhosi VokoKhosiV@joburg.org.za067 656 7242
FContact PersonDumisa Chilidumisach@joburg.org.za075 492 9774
GContact PersonLindelani TshibalangandaLindelaniT@joburg.org.za067 962 1737
GContact PersonErnest Makopoernestmak@joburg.org.za070 309 0532

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