South Africa

About Us

Strategic Overview

VISION

Together, building homes, changing lives.

MISSION

To create inclusive, resilient and sustainable human settlements through the development of transformed human settlements.

STRATEGIC FOCUS

For the 2025/26 to 2029/30 strategic planning period, the KZN Department of Human Settlements has committed to “Improved quality of life through transformed human settlements ” through:
  • Improved organizational efficiency to promote an agile, capable, developmental and ethical Department;
  • Transformed human settlements in rural and urban environments;
  • Increased access to adequate housing through various programmes; and
  • Strengthened economic transformation of the human settlements sector.

VALUES

The Department subscribes to the principles of Batho Pele and embraces the following Key Values:
  • Trust
  • Transparency
  • Integrity
  • Dignity
  • Accountability.