Govermate logoGovermate
Back to opportunities
DocumentClosedother

ALFRED NZO YOUTH AMONG 45 DESTITUTE FAMILIES TO RECEIVE NEWHOUSES DURING YOUTH MONTH COMMEMORATION

Eastern Cape Department of Human SettlementsRef: EBENEZER 1000

Official source

Source domain: ecdhs.gov.za

Collected on 5 July 2026

Always confirm details on the official source before acting.

Our copy (archived 21 July 2026)Official source

What this means

This document is a press release from the Eastern Cape Department of Human Settlements about a housing handover during Youth Month. It states that Eastern Cape Human Settlements MEC Ms Siphokazi Lusithi will, on Friday 12 June 2026 at 10:00, officially hand over 45 new houses to destitute families in the Winnie Madikizela Mandela Local Municipality. The beneficiaries include young people, and the houses form part of the Ebenezer 1000 (56) Rural Project (a phase constructing 56 houses) and the Provincial Youth Month Programme. It also notes that the Provincial Youth Day Commemoration will be held on 16 June 2026 in EmaXesibeni (Alfred Nzo District Municipality) and invites media to cover the handover at Tshuze Village.

Facts

Places

Eastern Cape

Reference

EBENEZER 1000

Key Takeaways

  • Eastern Cape Department of Human Settlements press release
  • MEC: Ms Siphokazi Lusithi
  • Handover date: Friday 12 June 2026
  • Handover time: 10H00
  • Handover venue: Tshuze Village, Winnie Madikizela Mandela Local Municipality
  • Number of houses: 45 new houses to destitute families
  • Beneficiaries include 3 young people
  • Youth Month Programme to restore dignity to vulnerable households
  • Beneficiary example: Siphokazi Dumezweni (30) caring for 16 family members; no employed members; relies on social grants
  • Beneficiary example: Misikhaya Sigebentshu (26) with three younger siblings in a dilapidated zinc house in Gwabeni village
  • Project: Ebenezer 1000 (56) Rural Project
  • Phase includes construction of 56 houses for destitute and vulnerable families
  • Provincial Youth Day Commemoration: 16 June 2026
  • Youth Day venue: EmaXesibeni, Alfred Nzo District Municipality
  • Youth Day purpose: celebrate golden jubilee of the 1976 Uprisings and showcase youth empowerment programmes
  • Eastern Cape Department of Human Settlements
  • Ms Siphokazi Lusithi
  • Winnie Madikizela Mandela Local Municipality
  • Alfred Nzo District Municipality
  • Tshuze Village
  • EmaXesibeni
  • Gwabeni village
  • Ebenezer 1000 (56) Rural Project
  • Siphokazi Dumezweni
  • Misikhaya Sigebentshu

Dates

Closing Date

12 June 2026