The Gauteng Department of Human Settlements set out to remedy the housing backlog facing the province in which it governs by partnering with private parties with available parcels of land in developing its ‘Mega Projects’.
Simeka, with a land parcel it has acquired in Cullinan, Pretoria, was awarded 5,200 housing units as part of this Mega Projects initiative.
The scheme is largely subsidised by the provincial government.