Al Jama-ah puts land tenure, housing at centre of election promises
Al Jama-ah says it will prioritise land tenure rights, title deeds and the upgrading of informal settlements if elected to power in next month’s local government elections.
The party launched its election manifesto in Orlando, Soweto on Saturday, outlining 12 key priorities.
Al Jama-ah President Ganief Hendricks says approximately five million people live in informal settlements across the country.
Al Jama-ah will launch its 2026 Local Government Elections manifesto at the Orlando Communal Hall in Soweto today. The launch will outline the party’s vision, priorities and commitments for local government. It will focus on key community issues
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He says the party has identified a way to help people living in informal settlements secure land tenure rights on the land they occupy.
“Al Jama-ah has found a way on how to give each one living on a shack land tenure rights on the land that they occupy. So just imagine, in the city of Joburg, the concept plan has already been approved 20 years ago. However, there was no political will to take it forward and I am studying that concept document because I’m the presidential champion of Joburg.”
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