The Deputy Mayor indicated that the municipality had a population of 68 000. The housing backlog on the waiting list constituted 8 000 beneficiaries. Some of the pre-1994 houses transferred to beneficiaries were damaged, and additional funding to rectify these houses was pending approval. There were no blocked projects in the area, and the NHBRC was involved in most of the projects. Social housing had a challenge of affordability, and the municipality was considering Community Residential Units (CRUs) in this regard. The waiting list, funding and the land issue were some of the challenges faced by the municipality.