Housing target shortfall leaves minister concerned
Minister of Human Settlement says she is concerned about a housing shortfall
Black News 
The Minister of the Department of Human Settlements Thembi Simelane says she is concerned about the shortfall of the targets they set in housing delivery as government.
The Minister tabled her department’s R27 billion budget earlier Wednesday in Parliament.
Simelane says they have only managed to achieve about 23 000 housing units in the past financial year.
“We remain deeply concerned about the pace of the housing delivery in relation to our target of 37 000 because we have only managed to deal with 23 000 units and I think we must be able to close the gap.
WATCH: Human Settlements Minister Thembi Simelane has today launched the Somerlife Social Housing Project, Somerset West in the City of Cape Town.
“Stakeholders must be agile in implementing projects. While this development will deliver over a thousand housing units,… pic.twitter.com/RTD6zeAo4T
— Department of Human Settlements (@The_DHS) May 26, 2026
