By TDN

The Department of Human Settlements Public Safety and Liaison MEC Nono Maloyi handed over the level one and two accreditation certificate to the Rustenburg Mayor Mpho Khunou Tuesday. 

“The Accreditations will allow the Rustenburg local municipality to take over some of the duties performed by the Department” MEC Nono Maloyi said.

Maloyi said the Rustenburg Local Municipality has proved to have capacity to carry out the responsibility of beneficiary management, subsidy budget planning, allocation and priority programme management for level one accreditation.

Handing over the accreditation certificates MEC Nono Maloyi called on the Municipality to put more efforts in assisting to close the big gap and challenge of housing backlog in the province. “The accreditation means that the municipality will play a significant role in the delivery of houses in the province. We are handing over these functions after we have certified ourselves that the municipality has capacity and technical knowledge. We will further monitor your performance and give you proper support to sustain your capacity,” said Maloyi.

The Municipality has also proved to have capacity and expertise in taking over the responsibility of managing housing construction programmes and ensure that technical quality is adhered to, which are the requirements for qualifying for level two accreditation said MEC.

Receiving the accreditation certificates Rustenburg Mayor Mpho Khunou made a committed that his municipality will perform beyond expectations in delivering houses. 

“We know that housing is a serious need in Rustenburg. The municipality will ensure that houses build are of quality and meet required standards. We are pleased to have been given a challenge that will keep us on our toes in ensuring housing delivery within this fast ever growing municipality in the country,” said Khunou.

Municipalities are observed and assessed and will have to go through certain procedures before they can be accredited. The Rustenburg Municipality is the only municipality in the province that has been accredited level one and two. Late last year, the Tlokwe Local Municipality was handed over a certificate of level one accreditation.-TDN

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