DocumentClosedmedia statement
MEC LUSITHI TO HONOUR JOE SLOVO WITH LECTURE AND HOUSING HANDOVER
Eastern Cape Department of Human SettlementsRef: https://www.ecdhs.gov.za/index.php/2025/10/29/mec-lusithi-to-honour-joe-slovo-with-lecture-and-housing-handover/18/49/
Official source
Source domain: ecdhs.gov.za
Collected on 5 July 2026
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What this means
This is a media advisory/press release from the Eastern Cape Department of Human Settlements. MEC Siphokazi Lusithi will host a Joe Slovo memorial lecture and then officially hand over 100 completed houses to destitute and vulnerable families in the Kouga Local Municipality. The two-day event takes place on 30–31 October 2025 as part of the provincial Human Settlements Month programme, with the lecture themed on remembering Joe Slovo and addressing climate change and inequalities. Media are invited to attend at Cape St Francis Resort (lecture) and Oceanview, Jeffrey’s Bay (house handover).
Facts
Places
Eastern Cape
Reference
https://www.ecdhs.gov.za/index.php/2025/10/29/mec-lusithi-to-honour-joe-slovo-with-lecture-and-housing-handover/18/49/
Key Takeaways
- Eastern Cape Department of Human Settlements press release/media advisory
- MEC Siphokazi Lusithi memorial lecture and housing handover
- 100 completed houses to destitute and vulnerable families
- Kouga Local Municipality
- Event dates: 30–31 October 2025
- Memorial lecture: 30 October 2025 at 17h00, Cape St Francis Resort, St Francis Bay
- House handover: 31 October 2025 at 10h00, Oceanview, Jeffrey’s Bay
- Theme: “Remembering Joe Slovo: Strategic Reflections on Climate Change and Inequalities”
- Oceanview 1500 (568) project phase: 568 units to be constructed
- Eastern Cape Department of Human Settlements
- MEC Siphokazi Lusithi
- Joe Slovo
- Kouga Local Municipality
- Cape St Francis Resort
- St Francis Bay
- Oceanview
- Jeffrey’s Bay
- UN Habitat
Dates
Closing Date
30 October 2025