Hantam mayor hands over 25 new homes as Calvinia housing project reaches 75% completion

By Levy Masiteng

Hantam Municipality mayor Koos Alexander on Monday handed over 25 newly completed houses to beneficiaries at the Calvinia 200 Housing Project in the Northern Cape, bringing the project to 151 completed homes, or 75% of its target.

The remaining 49 houses are at various stages of construction and are expected to be completed and handed over by the end of September 2026.

The Northern Cape Department of Cooperative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs (CoGHSTA) said the handover, conducted alongside MEC Bentley Vass, forms part of the provincial government’s R1 billion housing programme aimed at reducing the housing backlog across the province.

The Calvinia development is one of several projects under the province’s flagship housing programme launched two years ago to accelerate the delivery of subsidised housing.

According to the department, beneficiaries were selected from municipal housing demand databases, with priority given to vulnerable groups, including older