Anglo American Platinum Limited (“Amplats”) is pleased to unveil the Northam Extension 6 housing units’ show houses in embracing the Department of Human Settlement’s Each One Settles One campaign.
In 2008 Amplats committed to funding the building of 20 000 housing units for employees over a 10 year period through its Employer Assisted Housing Scheme. The overall investment in this project is approximately R1.4billion, which is part of Amplats broader contribution to building sustainable human settlements.. The scheme promotes home ownership and is an effort to integrate Amplats’ labour-force with communities close to its mines.
The Northam Extension 6 housing project is the second such project for Amplats, Thee first was the commitment we made in 2008 to build f 1000 units in Seraleng, Rustenburg where more than 200 families have already moved into their new homes.
The Northam project includes feasibility studies, partnering with the municipality in the building of the waste water treatment plant; the construction of 310 housing units; construction of access roads; and bulk water infrastructure within the communities. The show houses consist of four typologies, a 50m2, 58m2, 66m2 and 76m2 for employees to choose from.
Neville Nicolau, Chief Executive Officer of Anglo American Platinum Limited said: “We are pleased with this partnership as it is aligned with the government’s plan for the development of sustainable human settlements, while we are also providing adequate housing and sustainable integration of our employees in communities around our operations”.