City teams check on Macassar rental units maintenance work
29 April 2025
City Human Settlements teams visited Macassar as Public Housing maintenance officials completed maintenance and upgrade work at the City’s affordable Community Residential Units (CRUs). The City is investing more than R1,2 billion over the next few years at CRUs across the metro to carry out maintenance, repairs and upgrades.
'I am thrilled to be in Macassar today, seeing for myself the real impact our maintenance efforts have on residents’ lives. Our teams are currently working in areas across the metro to carry out vital maintenance on CRUs, as part of a broader Public Housing campaign. This initiative focuses on improving safety and delivering respectful, quality maintenance services to our residents. Our goal is to create safer, more comfortable living spaces for our tenants. The City is committed to investing more than R1,2 billion in CRUs over the next few years to uplift living conditions across Cape Town.
‘I always enjoy seeing our maintenance teams actively attending to service requests logged by our residents. These notifications require all trades in the construction field. As a major provider of affordable housing, the City prioritises the comfort of our tenants. I genuinely enjoy the opportunity to visit different areas of the metro, where our residents call these units home, and connect with them. I encourage all our tenants to report any maintenance issues they encounter in their units. Public housing thrives as a collaborative effort, relying on the active engagement of all stakeholders. I want to express my gratitude to Team Cape Town for their dedication to creating stronger, better, and more comfortable homes for our residents,’ said the City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Human Settlements, Councillor Carl Pophaim.
Ongoing work includes:
• Carpentry - secure and repair gutters, fabrication and installations of new sink cupboards
• Bricklaying - repairs to existing concrete stairs, brick/block structures and installation of additional washing lines
• Welding - repairs to refuse huts and staircase hand rails
• Painting - painting of graffiti on flats and refuse huts, and replacing of broken window panes
• Electrical - repairs to area lighting on property, and repairs to faulty plug sockets and light switches in various units
• Plumbing - jetting of sewer lines on property and domestic plumbing issues in various units
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City of Cape Town, Media Office
