Teams have been working non stop on the City and its partner, Garden Cities’, innovative Greenville Phase 5 Breaking New Ground (BNG) housing project in Fisantekraal, Durbanville. The R153 million Greenville housing development continues to make steady progress, reflecting the City’s commitment to accelerating housing delivery.

‘Last year, Phase 4 of the Greenville housing development was completed, delivering more than 1 000 housing opportunities to qualifying families, many of whom are among the most vulnerable in the metro.

‘This is one of the City’s most innovative housing projects, as it makes use of Benex Block technology – an affordable, lightweight building solution that allows for faster and more efficient construction. This approach allows Garden Cities to employ both skilled and unskilled labour from the surrounding communities and the City is exploring the use of this technology in other suitable housing projects in the future.

‘In the current Financial Year, the City has allocated R54 million towards Phase 5 of the project. We thank Garden Cities for their continued partnership and for assisting the City in delivering an excellent housing development across all phases.

‘All teams remain hard at work and we look forward to creating many more housing opportunities for residents at the Greenville housing project,’ said the City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Human Settlements, Councillor Carl Pophaim.

Beneficiaries of City housing projects are selected in accordance with the City's Housing Allocation Policy and Housing Needs Register to ensure housing opportunities are made available in a fair and transparent manner that prevents queue jumping and to those who qualify for housing as per the South African legislation. The City's political office bearers do not have access to or influence over the Register and its qualifying beneficiaries.