HUMAN SETTLEMENTS MEDIA BREAKFAST TO UNPACK SOUTH AFRICA’S IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEW URBAN AGENDA

29th March 2022

Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi and Deputy Minister Pam Tshwete will host the Human Settlements Media Breakfast to unpack South Africa’s first National Report on the Implementation of the New Urban Agenda (NUA)

The report seeks to continue broader stakeholder engagements on collaborative mechanisms, tools and methodology that have been developed to address urbanisation in a way that achieves the country’s human settlements vision.

The Minister and Deputy Minister will also host a roundtable discussion with women in the human settlements sector to discuss amongst other things, challenges that women are facing such as the lack of home ownership; gender based violence; femicide; and impact of unemployment and poverty among women.  

The details are as follows:

Day 1: Media Breakfast to unpack NUA Report

Date: 30 March 2022 Venue: Cape Town ICC Time: 07:00 

Day 2: Title Deeds Handover and Stakeholder Engagements

Date: 31 March 2022 Venue: Thusong Centre, Khayelitsha Time: 08:00

Media Participation: The media breakfast and roundtable discussion will be streamed live on the Department of Human Settlements social media channels. 

RSVP: Matome Dikgale on Matome.Dikgale@dhs.gov.za or 072 528 3543

For Media Enquiries: Hlengiwe Nhlabathi-Mokota (Ministry Spokesperson) on hlengiwe.nhlabathi@dhs.gov.za or 0647548426