Cape Town: The Human Settlements Directorate of the City of Cape Town has marked another meaningful milestone at the historic Dido Valley Housing Development. 12 Breaking New Ground (BNG) homes were handed over to beneficiaries from the Redhill informal settlement in Simon’s Town.
Reportedly, the Dido Valley Housing Development project represents the investment of R170 million by the City of Cape Town.
Member of the Mayoral Committee for Human Settlements – Councillor Carl Pophaim sad that the Dido Valley mega project will ultimately deliver 600 housing opportunities which will benefit beneficiaries from the Redhill Informal Settlement and the Luyolo Restitution Community from Gugulethu.
Pophaim stated that they are truly grateful to celebrate another significant milestone with 12 more beneficiaries and their families from the Redhill community. The teams have worked incredibly hard throughout the year, and it is a privilege to welcome home more families into safe and dignified homes that they can finally call their own.
This is a meaningful progress, and it is a clear demonstration of redress and the commitment to restore hope in the communities. The City of Cape Town will continue to hand over opportunities as homes are completed. They will look forward to celebrate with many more families in the future.
The Progress on site remains on track and they anticipates the full completion of the project by June 2026, if all goes according to the plan, said Carl Pophaim,
Dido Valley is a collection of100 restitution homes for Luyolo community in terms of restitution processes. This mega project contains a restitution component, which enabled the descendants and even some of the original Luyolo community members to return to Simon’s Town.
The Luyolo land claimant beneficiaries were forcibly removed from Simon’s Town in the mid-1960s under the apartheid Group Areas Act. These beneficiaries were moved to Gugulethu.
Redhill community Breaking New Ground homes in terms of subsidy housing provision. The majority of the beneficiaries for the Breaking New Ground component of the project come from the Redhill informal settlement, which is located between Simon’s Town and Scarborough, and their allocation is in line with housing allocation policies.
Beneficiaries of the City of Cape Town housing projects are selected in accordance with the Housing Allocation Policy and Housing Needs Register to ensure housing opportunities are made available in a fair and transparent manner that prevents queue jumping and to those who qualify for housing as per the South African legislation.