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Title Deed Friday End Homelessness

GCIS / SAnewsRef: https://www.sanews.gov.za/south-africa/title-deed-friday-end-homelessness

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This SAnews article reports that the Gauteng Provincial Government, together with the provincial Department of Human Settlements, will hand over title deeds every week under a programme called “Title deed Friday” starting 1 June 2018. On 31 May 2018, Premier David Makhura and MEC Uhuru Moiloa visited Soshanguve and Mabopane to hand over 20 title deeds as part of the Ntirhisano Outreach Programme. The article also outlines Gauteng’s housing strategy to address homelessness and landlessness, including the Rapid Land Release and Building Large Scale Mega Human Settlements programmes, and notes plans to identify land parcels (including possible expropriation without compensation) to start the programme in June.

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Title Deed Friday

Starting 1 June 2018, the Gauteng Provincial Government will hand over title deeds every Friday to residents in the province. This initiative aims to end homelessness and landlessness by granting legal ownership of land or homes to eligible individuals.

Who it is for: residents of Gauteng who are eligible for title deeds under the Ntirhisano Outreach Programme
How to act on it: Attend a Title Deed Friday event in your area or contact the Gauteng Department of Human Settlements to inquire about eligibility and application procedures.

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Speaking to SAnews in Shoshanguve on Thursday, Makhura said as of 1 June, government officials will be handing over title deeds to people in the province in what will be known as “Title deed Friday.”

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https://www.sanews.gov.za/south-africa/title-deed-friday-end-homelessness

Key Takeaways

Programme name: “Title deed Friday”
Start date: 1 June 2018
Title deeds handed over weekly
Event date: Thursday, 31 May 2018
Locations: Shoshanguve and Mabopane communities
Number of title deeds handed over: 20
Programme: Ntirhisano Outreach Programme
Housing strategies mentioned: Rapid Land Release; Building Large Scale Mega Human Settlements
Land identification team to report next week; start programme in June
Land expropriation without compensation mentioned for privately owned land
Warning against illegal land occupation
Gauteng Provincial Government
Gauteng Department of Human Settlements
Premier David Makhura
MEC Uhuru Moiloa
Ntirhisano Outreach Programme
Rapid Land Release programme
Building Large Scale Mega Human Settlements
Lulu Letoaba
SAnews
Government Communication and Information System (GCIS)