By REGINALD KANYANE
19 August 2025- The North West Department of Human Settlements said it has targeted to deliver 6718 Title Deeds in the 2025-2026 financial year. The department said this number will add to the national target of delivering 80,000 by 2029.
The North West MEC for Cooperative Governance, Human Settlement and Traditional Affairs (COGHSTA), Oageng Molapisi said the objective was recently announced during the relaunch of Title Deed Friday in Polokwane by the Minister of Human Settlements Thembi Semelane during her meeting with Human Settlements MECs from across the nine provinces.
Molapisi said his department will follow the band wagon and intensify the Title Deed campaign during the Thuntsha Lerole accelerated service delivery programme every Friday.
“The gesture will contribute more in restoring the dignity of the people in the province and further ensure ownership. For many families, a home is more than just shelter.
“It is a foundation for economic stability, a source of security for future generations, and a fulfilment of the promise of our democracy,” he said.
Molapisi further said that the department is going to roll-out a massive programme aimed at ensuring that title deeds reach beneficiaries in a timely fashion as move will assist in achieving the intended goal. He added that to accelerate the delivery of Title Deeds, he calls on all municipalities to adopt a door-to-door title deeds campaign to ensure that they are delivered to its rightful beneficiaries.
“This is an essential step in reducing backlogs and ensuringrightful ownership reaches our people without delay. We will also continue handing over tittle deeds during the Phase 5 of the upcoming Thuntsha Lerole Accelerated Service Delivery Programme.
“This approach will see an overall decrease in title deed backlogs and further reduce the delivery of title deeds to wrong beneficiaries,” said Molapisi.
He said handing over a title deed to a beneficiary does not only recognise a beneficiary as rightful owners of land and property, but also goes a long way in restoring their dignity. Molapisi said having irrefutable proof of ownership of a home, the members of the families gets to be assured that generations to come have a sense of dignity and pride, which stems from security and belonging.
“With every title deed, the department rests assured that a family has been empowered, an assert secured, and a sense of dignity restored,” he said.
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