The Housing Department fell under the Chief Administrators office of the complex. It had the housing officers whose duties were as follows; a) ensuring that accommodation was allocated according to set criteria, checking regularly that houses were looked after by the occupants, ensuring that maintenance and repairs work was done, and ensuring that occupants live amicably at all times and be aware of their problems and assisting in resolving them through the area residential committee, commissariat and other political structures. According criteria that was used in allocating accommodation, this was allocated to ANC members: workers, teachers, students and the foreign nationals who worked as volunteers at SOMAFCO. The guesthouse was also available to the visitors.
Subject Files and Residential Areas
The Housing Department collection is comprised of 1.7 linear metres with two series: the Subject Files and Residential Areas. It covers the years 1981-1991. This series documents procedures that were used to house the community of the complex. There are papers among the collection addressing housing problems in South Africa in comparison with other countries. It also gives an insight into how and where the people of the complex used to stay, as well as problems they encountered.
This record series is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.
The Collection is Open
ANC Archives Committee