Abstract
The South African Government since 1994 has initiated and implemented several housing
delivery programmes and subsidy mechanisms to eliminate the incidence of ‘slum housing’ and
its associated poverty. In addition to high levels of unemployment, there is also a widely
acknowledged need for housing and municipal infrastructure such as water supply, sewerage,
streets, stormwater drainage, electricity, and refuse collection. However, the provision of
adequate housing for the poor to reduce poverty and improve the quality of people’s life has been
a huge challenge for the South African Government over the years. The high level of
unemployment and relatively low average wage level contribute to a major housing affordability
problem in South Africa. The high unemployment rate forces many people to live in unstructured
settlements; hence the need for housing regeneration, as city regeneration has become a critical
concern for the South African Government. The objective of this paper is to study the process of
housing regeneration through the upgrading and eradication of informal settlements in Tshwane
metropolitan municipality (TMM), Gauteng Province South Africa. The paper assess the lessons
and challenges that can be learnt through housing regeneration programmes in Tshwane
metropolitan municipality. The paper closes with recommendations on how housing regeneration
can be improved.