The Developer launched a Community Builder’s Programme for the construction of 300 subsidised houses under the first phases of the Westonaria Borwa Integrated Housing Development Project in February 2013.

The Programme embodies the principles of the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) and will create jobs and provide training to approximately 150 unskilled and semi-skilled workers.

The Builders Programme also focuses on the utilisation and upliftment of SMMEs with an estimated 10 local subcontractors targeted for inclusion under the Project.

Labour and SMMEs will be identified and sourced through the Project’s expansive community liaison structures, headed by the project principal CLO, Sisa Makaula.

The Department of Energy on yesterday confirmed that they will provide R13 million towards the electrification of the Westonaria Borwa project! This funding will be used for the first stage bulk infrastructure installation as well as certain internal services to provide electricity to the housing units. Further funding applications submitted to the DoE include for the development substation and bulk supply cables to the development and neighbouring area of Simunye.

The professional team for the Westonaria Borwa Fully Integrated Housing Development have made some improvements to the Phase 2 Layout of the development. The improvements include better traffic circulation, positioning of higher density development sites close to higher order nodes and revisions to the number of bonded stands on offer. The township establishment application for Phase 2 is currently being processed by the Local Authority. The updated layout plan for phase 2 can be downloaded under the downloads page of this website, or by clicking here.

The implementation of the project is now in full swing! The services installation for the first phase is complete with the subsidised top structures scheduled for completion at the end of March 2013. Nearly 600 houses of the 1000 subsidised houses in the first phase have already been completed. Construction is going ahead at a rapid pace with three contractors working full time on the site!