Meet the Team

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    Chuma Giyose
    Kamogelo
    Kamogelo Shika
    Nosive
    Nosive Ngcawe
    Zama Mgwatyu

    Services Offered

    To effectively support both emerging contractors & developers to develop dignified housing solutions and participate in the economic activities at scale, the support or interventions is based on four streams areas.

    Capacity Building

    Objective: Capacity building forms the core of our work. We provide relevant and customised training programmes for emerging contractors and developers.

    Contractor

    Technical Support

    Objective: Provide support and facilitating linkages to the relevant entities/individuals for the implementation of small-scale rental development.

    Evidance-Based Research

    Objective: Document evidence-based case studies and research analysis to promote knowledge and understanding in the small-scale rental housing sector.

    Sector Coordination

    Objective: Engagements and facilitation of discussions to share knowledge and promote learning between a wide range of stakeholders with an interest in the small-scale rental housing sector.

    Anticipated Economic and Development Impacts

    The CDA’s value proposition includes the following socio-economic benefits:

    • Improved access to safer, well-built rental housing options to individuals who are employed but are unable to find mainstream housing options
    • Greater tenure security for tenants;
    • Supplementary household income
    • Training and employment opportunities in the construction sector;
    • Densification and regeneration of South Africa’s low-income neighborhoods.

    CDA Partner Timeline

    2022
    WCPDF
    A member of Western Cape Property Development Forum (WCPDF) Management Committee
    TDF
    tdf
    Facilitated the establishment of the Township Developers Forum of WC (TDF)
    PlanACT
    Partnering with PlanACt to deliver an Information Session
    2021
    Novo Impact Fund NPC

    Testing an alternative funding model.

    Urban Real Estate Research Unit
    urban real estate research unit

    Design and development of micro-developer training course

    uMustandi
    uMustandi
    Partnering with uMastandi towards the implementation of small-scale rental developments in Mandalay.
    Western Cape Government
    Western Cape Government
    Partnering with Western Cape Rental Housing Tribunal (WCRHT) to conduct education drives
    City of Cape Town
    city of cape town
    Partnering with the City of Cape Town Influencing the CoCT regulatory and administrative reforms
    2020
    Hello Nandi

    Partnering with Hello Nandi to deliver 2 projects in Makhaza:
    - 4 residential units (Greystone)
    - Umnyama prototype (iStena Group)

    2019
    Transaction Support Centre
    Emerging developer information sessions (Khayelitsha, Delft & Langa) in partnership with iBuild and Transaction Support Centre.
    iBuild
    iBuild Home Loans
    Partnership with iBuild Home Loans and Ezinkulu Investment to delivering 14 residential unit in Mfuleni worth R1.4 million.
    Bitprop
    bitprop
    Mentorship: Referral of Kuhle Quality Projects to Bitprop, 34 residential units built on 6 properties across Khayelitsha
    Better Living Challenge
    better-living-challenge
    Better living Challenge implemented by The Craft+ Design Institute: Conducting a Business Administration & Management training for informal builders
    2018
    Calgro M3
    calgro m3
    Partnered with Calgo M3 to deliver a training programme for 34 emerging contractors in Belhar.
    BEC
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    Design and development of emerging contractor training course

    2017
    Contractor & Developer Academy

    Incubation of the Contractor & Developer Academy

    Partnered with SAFCEC’s Diamond Academy to train 13 emerging contractors