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Provision has been made for land North of Chrissiesmeer town and East to North of Kwachibikhulu Townshipfor housing development which will cater for +- 500 housing units. The portion East to North of KwachibikhuluTownship has been serviced and allocation of sites to beneficiaries began in November 2007.• Lothair/SilindileProvission has been made for land North East, East and South of Silindile Township for housing developmentthat will cater for +- 600 housing units.• DavelDavel has a potential land for housing development West of Davel town which will cater for futuredevelopments.• SheepmoorDue to the size of Sheepmoor town and the fact that it is surrounded by private land, the municipality hasplanned to subdivide a number of sites in order to accommodate more sites to overcome the housing problem.The second alternative is to purchase land from private land owners which is a challenge to the municipalitybased on the financial status of the municipality.SettlementsTable 23Type of DwellingNumberFormal 19428Informal 4051Traditional 4791TOTAL 28270Source: GSDM – WSDP 2006 / Stats SA 2001The above table reflects categories housing within the municipality.The municipality is facing a challenge of getting rid of the informal settlement which contributed mostly by urbanmigration. The municipality with the assistance of the district and the Department of <strong>Local</strong> Government and Housing<strong>Msukaligwa</strong> <strong>Municipality</strong>: Integrated Development Plan 2007/2011 36

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