Ms Nkabinde left with an incomplete RDP house
When Ms Miriam Nkabinde of Extension 6 in Empumelelweni saw the building of her RDP house, she was overcome by happiness as the house developed up to its completion.
When Ms Miriam Nkabinde of Extension 6 in Empumelelweni saw the building of her RDP house, she was overcome by happiness as the house developed up to its completion. Her happiness soon turned sour because she was left with an incomplete house.
Ms Miriam Nkabinde of Extension 6 in Empumelelweni standing outside her incomplete RDP house. She has been struggling for the past six years to find answers for her problems.
When the contractor finished building the house, the mother of three children was left with a house without window panes, inside and outside doors were left without paint and the house walls are peeling off as well.
“I have been to the municipality several times, Cllr Timothy Lukhele is aware of the problem and the CLO was also contacted after being referred to him. I was at one stage told that I must go to the municipality offices at KwaGuqa but I was not helped. I have been left helpless and I now have no where to go. At one stage I was told that the regional offices of the department of human settlement will fix the problem, but it has been six years now and no help is forth coming,” explained Ms Nkabinde.
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According to Ms Nkabinde she is not the only one affected as other houses were left incomplete and they have been told that the contractor has left the area.
Ms Nkabinde says she is struggling to make ends meet and cannot fix the house problems. She said Cllr Lukhele visited her place and promised to come back but he has never kept to his promise.
Ms Miriam Nkabinde RDP house in Extension 6 in Empumelelweni was building without window panes, inside and outside doors were left without paint.
“The shack I am sharing with my children has a leaking roof and its a problem whenever it rains. I have been sent from pillar to post and what I have, is an incomplete RDP house and with a lot promises and questions,” added Ms Nkabinde.
Cllr Lukhele in response said they were about 30 houses which were left incomplete by Appeal Contractor after its contract was terminated.
A RDP house belonging to Ms Miriam Nkabinde of Extension 6 in Empumelelweni has its outside walls peeling off the plastering.
He added to say they met last month to resolve the issue of those houses and it was decided that a steering will try and sort out the problem in those houses in wards 3, 23 and 29.
“We have encountered a few challenges because the new contractor is still busy building house at Siyanqoba near Klarinet and we are left with only technical issues that must be sorted before they can start completing those houses. Once the new contractor finishes with its job at Siyanqoba, they will be in a position to do justice to those people whose houses were not completed.”
