- The City of Cape Town’s Human Settlements Directorate continues to build on the title-deed momentum from the Festive Deeds Challenge of last year with another handover.
- On Wednesday 7 February, Mayco member for human settlements Carl Pophaim and officials within the directorate handed title deeds over at the Tafelsig Community Hall.
- On Wednesday, 35 deeds were handed over to residents in ward 82 of Tafelsig.
More locals have received their title deeds, no being able to lay claim to their homes.
The City of Cape Town’s Human Settlements Directorate continues to build on the title-deed momentum from the Festive Deeds Challenge of last year with another handover.
On Wednesday 7 February, Mayco member for human settlements Carl Pophaim and officials within the directorate handed title deeds over at the Tafelsig Community Hall.
“We succeeded in our mission to create almost 1 500 new homeowners in the last few months of 2023,” he said.
“I am so excited to continue along this journey of creating even more homeowners through handing keys and deeds over.
“We are shifting to the highest possible gear in 2024 and ensuring our ambitious targets are met.”
Several handovers have taken place in Mitchell’s Plain and surrounds with momentum building since last year.
At a handover in Ward 76 last year, Pophaim was joined by Portfolio Committee chair Anda Ntsodo.
Pophaim said at the time the initiative was a means of empowering residents through ownership of land.
The process began last year and sees the City of Cape Town absorbing the costs of legal fees to have homes transferred to qualifying residents.
Ntsodo said: “In this province, we are removing stops to implement land reform progress. We give people land and the property on top. Something that is not really happening in other provinces. We will continue to do so.” “You are entitled to this deed. It is years later that you are getting it. Better late than never, but this is something due to you and should have been given to you a long time ago,” he said at the previous event.
On Wednesday, 35 deeds were handed over to residents in ward 82 of Tafelsig.
“It was an absolute pleasure to celebrate with the beneficiaries and their families in Tafelsig. Access to tenure is life-changing and brings dignity to residents and their loved ones for many generations to come. Thank you to our teams for making this possible,” says Pophaim.
Ward 82 councillor, Washielah Harris says the event is the first of many for the ward.
“These tiltle deeds are very important as these recipients leaves a legacy behind for their loved ones. Some of them have waited 35 to 40 years to become home owners,” she says.
“These title deeds allow them to now sell their homes if they should wish so.”
Harris says her aim is to promote even more handovers in the ward. “This is a programme from the City and in Tafelsig Ward 82 for the year 2024, I am aiming to make 2000 of my residents home owners,” she says.
“To invest in our residents, is to invest in their future. They deserve to receive these title deeds as its long outstanding.”
The directorate has more than 12 000 title deeds on its registry, and additional resources have been put in place to find beneficiaries with better tracking and tracing, according to Pophaim.
“We’ve set aside some R21,6 million towards this goal.
We are passionate about empowering beneficiaries, and we encourage residents to spread the news about our goal of creating more homeowners.”
Beneficiaries who have never received a deed are encouraged to visit: Customer Service CentreSecond FloorCape Town Civic Centre12 Hertzog BoulevardForeshoreCape TownOr call 021 400 2008.
