Speaker, for the first time in her life, a 109-year- old woman, North West great-grandmother Mmami Motlhokwa, is the proud owner of her own house, after sharing a two-bedroom house with her children and great-grandchildren for years. Mrs Motlhokwa was handed her new house in Coligny by Minister of Human Settlements Tokyo Sexwale last week.
Mrs Motlhokwa's house was one of 54 houses constructed as part of the National Women Build programme, a programme that seeks to honour the 1956 march by women to the Union Buildings to protest the pass laws. In total, 1 956 houses will be built across the North West province. During the handover process, the Minister of Human Settlements also sent a warning to building contractors who build shoddy houses and are involved in corrupt activities. An audit is also under way to determine the number of houses that have been poorly constructed and need to be rebuilt in the North West province.
The ANC-led government is committed to accelerating the delivery of houses to our people. Thank you, Speaker. [Applause.]