Promises · Wednesday, 27 May 2026 · Budget Speech

Construct over 2,000 social housing units and upgrade four hostels.

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No dateLoyiso Masuku · Deputy Executive Mayor · MMC for Finance
Official record: SDBIP 2026/27 (AI-matched)
01:00:2627 May 2026· Report an error
Not raised again in 9 sitting days since; no City report.
Deadline: none given.
Evidence: quote · official record (1)
“above 2,000 units that are going to be constructed”
- Official record SDBIP 2026/27, p.99: “Number of subsidised housing units constructed using various Human Settlements Programmes” · 2 524 (Q1 300, Q2 700, Q3 1 500, Q4 2 524)Plan for July 2026 to June 2027; online since Monday, 1 June 2026. AI-matched, not yet checked by a person.

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