Lwandle and Macassar Community Rental Units (CRUs) are among the first prioritised to benefit from an enhanced cleaning programme initiated by the City of Cape Town.
The project, which focuses on maintenance, enhanced cleaning and pest control at City rental housing, was recently launched with the hand-over of the first site by Councillor Malusi Booi, Mayoral Committee Member for Human Settlements, to City officials and contractors, who will be carrying out the work.
According to a media statement released on Friday 25 November, Langa, Gugulethu, Nyanga, Lwandle and Macassar community residential homes has been prioritised as part of the project, which will be rolled out in other areas in the metro in coming months.
It will also make use of local labour from the various communities where it is being carried out and, in addition, employees will receive certification, which will serve as formal recognition for their learnt expertise.
“The well-being of our residents is our top priority, and we are doing everything we can to ensure the health and safety of our residents,” said Booi.
“There is much work underway in the City’s CRUs, and this essential cleansing programme forms part of the City’s enhanced basic service delivery which aims to create and maintain healthier living spaces for residents in our city.”
In the last five years more than 40 000 CRU tenants have benefited from R2 billion in maintenance and upgrades.
The City has further transferred ownership of over 60 000 of its rental-stock units to long-standing tenants to date, with around 7 700 units still available for sale and transfer to eligible tenants.
An estimated 160 000 people currently benefit from an affordable rental unit operated by the City.
. Anonymous tip offs are welcome:
Residents can give anonymous tip offs if they are aware of illegal activity that is taking place, has happened or is still to happen at CRUs.
To do so, they must please call 112 from a cellphone (toll free) and 107 from a landline or 021 480 7700 for emergencies.
