In line with her duties as Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) and Chairperson of the Presidential Infrastructure Coordinating Commission (PICC) Secretariat, Minister Patricia de Lille will conduct an oversight visit to the integrated Lufhereng Human Settlements development in Soweto to view progress on the project.

Minister de Lille will be joined by the Deputy Minister for DPWI, Noxolo Kiviet, Gauteng MEC for Human Settlements, Urban Panning, Co-Operative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Lebogang Maile, MEC for Infrastructure Development, Tasneem Motara, Mayoral Committee Member for Human Settlements, Councillor, Mlungisi Mabaso, the two councillors for the area - Councillors Elliot Sithole and Theo Dhlamini and Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, head of Infrastructure Investment in the Presidency.

The Lufhereng project commenced a few years ago with many beneficiaries already living in the development which caters for various housing typologies and income brackets. The Lufhereng Human Settlements project was gazetted by DPWI as a Strategic Integrated Project (SIP) on 24 July 2020 in terms of the Infrastructure Development Act.

The Lufhereng development is being implemented by the City of Johannesburg and its appointed contractors. The oversight visit forms part of Minister de Lille’s duties to monitor progress of the 62 projects which were gazetted as SIPs as part of the Infrastructure Investment Plan approved by Cabinet on 27 May 2020.

Many of the gazetted projects are currently in construction and are being expedited to assist in reviving the struggling construction sector and provide much-needed jobs to people.