VeRAM (a Vecteng Group company) developed a new Social Housing Portal, aimed at improving public access to South African social housing information. The portal uses data visualisation and analytics to assist the public to better understand the progress made in providing affordable social housing to South Africans. This was a collaborative initiative with the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), the University of the Free State (UFS), the Social Housing Regulatory Authority (SHRA), and key civil society organisations (National Association of Social Housing Organisations, Development Action Group, Ndifuna Ukwazi).
The Social Housing Portal can be accessed at www.socialhousingportal.org.za
The numerous Press Releases about the portal can be accessed using the links below:
- Article published in The Daily Maverick article (written by Prof. Andreas Scheba and Prof. Ivan Turok)
- Interview on NewzRoom Afrika (with Stephen Grootes and Prof. Andreas Scheba)
- Interview on ENCA (Anlie Hattingh with Prof. Andreas Scheba)
- Interview on ENCA (with Thami Ngubeni and Prof. Andreas Scheba)