Beneficiaries of RDP houses in Tekwane South finally received theirs today.
This morning, the MEC for human settlements, Speedy Mashilo, and the executive mayor of the City of Mbombela, Cllr Sibusiso Mathonsi, handed over 200 RDP houses to beneficiaries in Tekwane South.
A post on the department’s Facebook page said the handover was to ensure that houses were given to rightful beneficiaries, and to quell and evict those who had illegally occupied them.
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Prince Nkosi, one of the beneficiaries, said they were only informed yesterday about this sudden handover of the houses, after months of waiting.
On July 12, Freddy Ngobe, the spokesperson for the department, said, “The 200 government-subsidised houses are ready for handover, however, the possibility of an event has been suspended owing to the Covid-19 announcement by the president to place the country under alert level 4. Any developments will be communicated,” he said.
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This multiyear project will see the construction of government-subsidised and bonded houses, schools, socioeconomic facilities and rental units, amongst others. Law enforcement agencies are on the ground to ensure smooth occupation of the houses and to evict invaders.
