Wednesday, July 11, 2007

Heated debate anticipated at Cape housing meeting

Sparks are expected to fly at a closed meeting between Lindiwe Sisulu, the national minister of housing, and Richard Dyantyi, the Western Cape housing minister, and Helen Zille, the Cape Town mayor. Zille is accompanied by senior officials from the city's housing department, including Dan Plato, a member of the mayoral committee for housing.

The national government's pilot housing project, the N2 Gateway, is expected to be the main bone of contention. The city council was removed from the project after Zille criticised the planning when her party gained control of Cape Town. Recently the provincial housing department also turned down Zille's application for the city to be accredited to build houses.

Zille then warned that she would declare an inter-governmental dispute with Dyantyi. - SABC

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