In partnership with the National Department of Human Settlements National Upgrade Support Programme (NUSP) technical team, the City of Johannesburg and the Northern Cape Department of Cooperative Governance, Human Settlement and Traditional Affairs (CoGHSTA), the HDA facilitated three workshops in Johannesburg in September and October 2013.
As part of the drive by the new Minister of Human Settlements to eradicate the bucket system, the Department of Human Settlements officially appointed the HDA as the implementing agent for the bucket eradication programme in the Western Cape.
The Housing Development Agency has developed and deployed an information system that includes municipal profiles for selected mining town municipalities.
Informal settlement profile reports for provinces, as well as an overview of South Africa, have been updated and can be downloaded.
The HDA achieved a significant milestone following an extended consultation process with the South African Local Government Association (SALGA).
