By Johnathan Paoli
Human Settlements Minister Thembi Simelane has unveiled her department’s five-year strategic plan and 2025/2026 budget priorities, vowing to modernise South Africa’s housing systems and accelerate delivery to underserved communities.
At a media briefing at Parliament’s Imbizo Centre, flanked by Deputy Minister Tandi Mahambehlala and director-general Alec Moemi, Simelane introduced the department’s R34 billion budget under the theme “leveraging technologies for resilient, sustainable human settlements”.
“We are determined to disrupt apartheid spatial planning and bring people closer to economic centres. Our focus is on completing blocked housing projects, accelerating title deed issuance and improving coordination across all spheres of government,” Simelane said.
She announced targets aligned with the 2024–2029 Medium-Term Development Plan, including 237,000 Breaking New Ground housing units; 314,000 serviced stands; 140,000 housing subsidies for the “missing middle”; upgrades to 4075 informal settlements; 15,000 new social housing units; the issuance of 80,000 title deeds; and a 95%
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