The HDA has been very busy in the Free State, identifying privately-owned land for human settlement development. In conjunction with the Free State Human Settlements Department, we organised a land assembly workshopto outline the provincial land needs for sustainable human settlements, and to develop the land pipeline for the current financial year and MTEF period.
The HDA has completed the integrated development plan for the Nasrec land as requested by the Minister of Public Works.
UN Habitat holds a World Urban Forum (WUF) every two years, and it has become the premier international human settlement event. This year almost 10 000 delegates attended the 6th WUF, which was held in Naples, Italy.
On 12 September our Cape Town office hosted the Gauteng Standing Committee on Human Settlements.