SA Affordable Housing May / June 2017 // Issue: 64 | Page 4

EDITOR’S COLUMN We’re excited, are you? C hange is good as it shows adaptability to a world that is constantly moving. In this issue, we embrace change by bringing you more news and building innovations in the affordable housing sector. Many individuals and companies are concerned about providing for this specific sector, dubbing it the ‘missing middle’, as this group often isn't catered for in housing. We talk to Jeffrey Froom and James Huff (page 26), co-founders of Live Easy, a complex in the middle of Sandton and Alex encouraging the missing middle to move in and move up. We’re just as excited about the complex as the owners are! The new complex is setting a trend and we’re hopeful that government and the private sector will see the potential of these ‘nano’ units. Check out Yolandi Schoeman’s innovation in water purification (page 6). An innovation which supplies water in a safe and sustainable manner to vulnerable communities. To move with the times, we’ve also launched our website, buildingafrica.co.za! Visit the website to view much more news and videos from our trading publications. The affordable housing sector is over flowing with so much potential and activity and we are more than happy to share it with the rest of Africa. If you have any content that you would like to share, find us on social media: @saaffordhousing. Ntsako Khosa Writer [email protected] CONNECT WITH US SOUTH AFRICA’S MOST ATTRACTIVE ROOF FASCIA SYSTEM 15 YEAR PRODUCT WARRANTY IDEAL DIY PRODUCTS www.roofbuddy.co.za Call John: 082 452 1240 or email: [email protected]