Housing delivery & infrastructure 27 May 2026 Ikhayalami archive

Human Settlements targets the removal of 6,950 mud houses in 2026/27

SABC News reported from the Human Settlements Budget Vote that the department plans to eradicate at least 6,950 mud houses during the 2026/27 financial year. The same briefing highlighted a R26.972 billion departmental budget, about 20,000 title-deed registrations and 11,215 solar installations among the year's delivery priorities.

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THE BRIEFING

SABC News reported from the Human Settlements Budget Vote that the department plans to eradicate at least 6,950 mud houses during the 2026/27 financial year. The same briefing highlighted a R26.972 billion departmental budget, about 20,000 title-deed registrations and 11,215 solar installations among the year's delivery priorities.

WHY THIS MATTERS

The practical property impact

The annual delivery targets give buyers, communities, developers and public-sector partners a practical view of where subsidised housing, tenure formalisation and resilient-housing investment is expected to move during the financial year.

EDITORIAL METHOD

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