Human Settlements Deputy Minister Zou Kota-Fredericks, Premier Ace Magashule and the MEC for Cooperative Governance, Traditional Affairs and Human Settlements in the Free State, Honourable SM Mlamleli will visit women contractors led housing projects in Welkom.

In line with MinMEC’s resolution, Provinces are required to build 1956 houses in honour of the women’s march to the Union Buildings and allocating 30% of the work to women contractors.

The Free State Department of Cooperative Governance, Traditional Affairs and Human Settlements has appointed three women contractors to build 1956 houses in Welkom, a mining town and Brandford outside Bloemfontein.

NB: Members of the media are requested to convene at the Matjhabeng Local Municipality @ 10:30 am to join the convoy to the site visits in the housing projects before the community address in Thandanani Village.

Details are as follows:

Date: 01 September 2015
Time: 10:00 am for 10:30 am
Venue:  Thandanani, Welkom, Matjhabeng


For more information contact:  Senne Bogatsu on 082 774 1014 and to confirm contact Isaac Skhosana on 081 495 2222

Issued: 31 August 2015