Clear existing backlog of title deeds for subsidised housing
South Africa faces a significant title deeds crisis affecting subsidised housing beneficiaries, with an estimated backlog exceeding 1 million properties valued at over R300bn. High transfer costs (over R11,000 for a R220,000 property) make property transfers prohibitively expensive for low-income households. The Title Deed Friday campaign, launched in October 2023, has distributed 60,246 title deeds…
read more >>Resolve outstanding planning approvals for housing projects
Planning approval delays are a major barrier to housing delivery and economic growth. With over 4,075 unplanned settlements awaiting approval, systemic issues including fragmented governance, poor coordination and a centralised planning system create significant backlogs. The township establishment process is a key bottleneck, with delays often driven by weak institutional capacity and political bureaucracy.
read more >>Increase the small estates threshold
The current R250,000 threshold, unchanged since 2015, allows cost-free administration under Section 18(3) of the Administration of Estates Act. Estates above this require lawyers at a 3.5% fee. Small estates make up about 75% of all reported estates. This low threshold often excludes subsidised housing, despite their modest value. In Khayelitsha, 16% of registered homes…
read more >>Return passenger rail corridors and stations to service
Between 2009 and 2024, the number of passenger journeys per year declined by 89% (from 649,787 to 73,557) due to maintenance backlogs, corruption and vandalism. During Covid, extensive vandalism, cable theft and infrastructure forced Prasa to suspend operations on multiple routes. In 2024, Prasa had successfully restored 31 out of 40 priority rail corridors to…
read more >>Eskom Distribution company unbundling
Distribution’s role is to service the customer through building, operating and maintaining distribution assets, while also acting in the national interest by actively partnering with the wider industry in resolving distribution industry issues and enhancing stakeholder relations.
read more >>Energy one stop shop
The Energy One Stop Shop (EOSS), formally launched on 27 July 2023 by then Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Ebrahim Patel is in the ramp-up phase of a four-stage process designed to expedite the regulatory approvals needed for new projects involving self-generation and projects that will be connected to the local power grid. COMPLETED: We stopped…
read more >>Environmental permit timeline
One of the objectives of the energy action plan is to reduce red tape for environmental authorisations. These measures have now been implemented and are having an effect. COMPLETE: We will no longer track this reform.
read more >>Nersa registration timeline
The reform is now complete – Registration of new private generating projects with Nersa now takes an average of 19 days. COMPLETE: We will no longer track this reform.
read more >>Land use authorisation timeline
Land-use authorisations now take 30 days instead of 90. This enables faster issuance of environmental impact assessments, ultimately speeding up the process of developing new renewable energy plants.
read more >>Full unbundling of NTCSA
The NTCSA has been operational since 1 July 2024. Eskom and the NTCSA have satisfied all the requirements necessary to effect the legal separation and operationalisation of the entity. After the Electricity Regulation Act came into effect in January 2025, the NTCSA was officially established as the transmission system operator. It is working toward becoming…
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