October 2012 - Trademax Publications

sahfSAHF 2012 Housing AwardsThe SAHF hosted the 7th International Conference andExhibition in Cape Town from 16-19 September 2012.The Conference was attended by over 300 decisionmakers from Government and the Private Sector.As part of its conference proceedings the SouthernAfrican Housing Foundation held its AnnualNational Housing Awards Ceremony at an AfricanEvening Experience which took place on Tuesday,18 September 2012 at moyo, Spier Wine Estate inStellenbosch.The SAHF annually acknowledges achievements in thehousing industry providing awards for Housing Person ofthe Year, Best Local Authority, Project of the Year,Community Development Project of the Year, SocialHousing Project of the Year, Special Merit Awards and acash prize to a student for outstanding excellence. Theawards were handed over on behalf of the SAHF byMinister Bonginkosi Madikizela, MEC for HumanSettlements, Western Cape.A special merit award was awarded to TouwsrantenHousing Project developed by George Municipality inrecognition of the project’s integrated and sustainablecommunity living in an environment with access toeconomic opportunities. The project provides reliable andaffordable basic services, education, health, welfare andsecurity services.From Left: Dustin Mills – Lima/Teba Development, Dongiwe Gobe- ECDoHS, Minister Bonginkosi Madikizela - MEC for HumanSettlements, Western Cape, Malcolm Campbell – ACG Architects,Vukile Mlanjana - DBSA and John Hopkins – CEO, SAHF.Housing Project of the Year over R120 000 per unit wasawarded to Protea Glen Estate, Soweto, in recognition ofproviding an innovative approach to funding, welldesigned, good quality, low maintenance affordablehousing with landscaped gardens. The company iscommended for providing community support in the formof consumer education and training to sustain the project.From left: Thys de Beer - George Municipality, Joubert Theart -Aurecon South Africa (Pty) Ltd., Minister Bonginkosi Madikizela - MECfor Human Settlements, Western Cape, Steven Erasmus - GeorgeMunicipality and John Hopkins – CEO, SAHF.The Housing Project of the Year under R120 000 per unitwas awarded to Elliot Dale Rural Sustainable HumanSettlements Pilot Project developed by Eastern CapeDepartment of Human Settlements, the DevelopmentBank of South Africa, Teba Rural Development Foundation,Lima Development, ACG Architects and DevelopmentPlanners.From left: Minister Bonginkosi Madikizela - MEC for HumanSettlements, Western Cape, Johan Grobler – Hlala KamnandiDevelopment, and John Hopkins – CEO, SAHF.Community Residential Units Project of the Year wasawarded to Masimong 4 Cru Project, developed byHarmony Gold Mining Co., Matjhabeng Local Municipality,Free State Province Department of Human Settlements,Hlala Kamnandi Development, in recognition for providingwell designed, good quality, low maintenance CommunityResidential Units utilising existing buildings in a safe andsecure environment, making a positive contribution to thesocial and economic development of the community.26OCTOBER 2012