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The City of Tshwane’s Human Settlements has empowered dozens of Soshanguve residents with property ownership rights, while Sedibeng sees hundreds receive title deeds in a Valentine’s Day-themed celebration of home ownership.
The Department of Human Settlements in KZN said they aimed to deliver 2,885 title deeds before March 31, 2025.
Lack of title deeds, amongst other issues, keep many South Africans out of the formal property market. If the country gets it right, however, it could be the biggest Black Economic Empowerment programme.
Agriculture and Land Reform Minister Thoko Didiza handed over title deeds of 61 farms to Mathulini Communal Property Association on Sunday.
The current housing backlog in the Western Cape staggers at over 600,000, with more than 350,000 applications on the waiting list for access to quality housing.
Thousands of residents participated in dialogues and posed questions regarding title deeds, seeking clarification.
Mahashe moved to the place in the early 90s and she remembered that she “voted from here during the first democratic elections in the country”.
The KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Human Settlements and Public Works Sipho “KK” Nkosi said that he has designated Tuesdays of every week, of every month as Title Deeds Day.
Community leader Sello Moropa said it was long overdue, and that the ANC was campaigning for next year’s elections through the handover of title deeds.