Monday, March 12, 2007

Opposition parties say Gateway project is failing

Opposition parties in the Western Cape are making corruption claims against Cape Town’s controversial N2 Gateway Housing project. They say the project is failing to solve the city’s housing backlog.

The venture between the national and provincial governments and the city was aimed at accelerating housing delivery to the poor. The plan was to deliver 22,000 units by June 2005, but so far, only 705 have been completed.

The African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) says the provincial housing department has underspent its budget.

But Richard Dyantyi, the housing MEC, says the R600 million for N2 Gateway has already been spent. - SABC

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