Izwi - Cato Manor Community Newspaper
Izwi - Cato Manor Community Newspaper
Volume 34, April 2000
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Development Update
New houses, upgraded roads, schools, creches and markets.
Housing Projects
HOUSING PROJECTS  

 

Cato Crest
Construction of the Cato Crest Collector Road Phase 4 and other road networks into the settlement will commence during the first quarter of this year. The Cato Crest Greenfields Housing Project is moving ahead at pace. 40 houses are currently under construction.

Cato Crest Greenfields
Construction of houses at the Cato Crest Greenfields Housing Project is nearing completion. Yumaka Homes has built 200 houses and has 160 more to build.

To date 200 houses have been completed. More than 85 sales agreements have been signed.


Nsimbini
There are 220 houses that have been constructed while 70 houses are at various stages of construction. 120 families have signed their sales agreement and will soon take occupation of their new homes.


Jamaica
A show house has been built to allow the community to view and comment since Universal Property developers were awarded the contract to develop Jamaica. However the show house is not the only option, Universal is prepared to be flexible should residents want another style of house.

Construction of the houses will only commence when the process of sales administration has occurred and work on the civils has been completed. The project is expected to yield approximately 550 sites for the construction of houses. It is expected that residents will sign their sales agreements in the first quarter of the year 2000.


Chesterville Extension Bond Housing Phase 3
185 fully serviced sites are available to households earning between R2 500 and R3 500 per month. The five contractors who have been awarded the contract to develop the area are expected to build show houses to be viewed by prospective buyers.


Chesterville Extension Bond Housing Phase 2
This project aimed at households earning more than R2 500 a month has yielded 252 fully serviced sites. About 100 houses have been completed while 13 houses are currently under construction and 200 prospective buyers have signed their sales agreement documents.


Umkhumbaan Infil Housing Project
Six developers have been selected for this middle income housing project which has a total of 125 sites. This project is targeted at households earning between R3 000 and R5 000 a month. They will build show units, sell serviced sites and build houses for interested buyers.


North and South Booth Road Housing Project
Approximately 300 sites have been prepared in readiness for the construction of houses. Stocks & Stocks has been on site since December last year.

Sub Contractors applying finishing touches.
Sub-contractors applying finishing touches to a house at the North & South of Booth Road. The housing project will accommodate people relocated from Old and New Dunbar.

A total of 29 houses have been built - the outstanding 270 houses will be built as soon as the PHDB approves subsidies. More than 50 local people have been employed in the project including 15 sub-contractors.

This project will accommodate families from both the Old and New Dunbar settlements.


Shayamoya Hilltop High Density Housing Project
Ubuntu Construction has started the construction of 320 rental units. It is anticipated that the first batch of 32 units will be occupied in April.


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CONTENTS



New schools open...
Skills training still a priority in Cato Manor...
Small Business Fair for Cato Manor...
EDITOR'S NOTE...
Cato Manor Taxi rivalry heats up...
Market for informal traders...
DEVELOPMENT UPDATE:

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 || ENGINEERING PROJECTS...
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 || COMMUNITY FACILITIES...
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Bright start for Jamaica...
Big opportunity for sub-contractors...
Radio programme for Cato Manor?...
Choosing tenants for new shopping centre....
Looking for a job?...
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