More than 7,000 civil servants have acquired RDP houses illegally, according to the Department of Housing.
Simphiwe Damane-Mkhosana, head of an anti-corruption unit in the department, said yesterday: "We have 7,363 pending cases of fraudulently acquired RDP houses throughout the country by government officials.
"We are still investigating the cases but we intend to prosecute all the individuals who benefited."
She said the officials had obtained the houses by providing false information in the application forms.
Some of them said they were unemployed while others declared an income far lower than their actual salary.
Some of the civil servants were renting the houses out to tenants, she said.
"We discovered that some of these officials own about two houses from different provinces."
Gauteng has the most cases, with KwaZulu-Natal in second position, followed by the Western Cape and Eastern Cape.
Damane-Mkhosana said seven teachers, including a principal, were found guilty of fraud in Vryburg this week.
The seven were sentenced to five years in prison suspended for five years on condition they pay back the money the houses were valued at and not commit a similar offence in the given period.
They were also given an option of a R20,000 fine.
Damane-Mkhosana said the department was compiling a list of the people involved. It would be sent to their various departments. - Sapa
Simphiwe Damane-Mkhosana, head of an anti-corruption unit in the department, said yesterday: "We have 7,363 pending cases of fraudulently acquired RDP houses throughout the country by government officials.
"We are still investigating the cases but we intend to prosecute all the individuals who benefited."
She said the officials had obtained the houses by providing false information in the application forms.
Some of them said they were unemployed while others declared an income far lower than their actual salary.
Some of the civil servants were renting the houses out to tenants, she said.
"We discovered that some of these officials own about two houses from different provinces."
Gauteng has the most cases, with KwaZulu-Natal in second position, followed by the Western Cape and Eastern Cape.
Damane-Mkhosana said seven teachers, including a principal, were found guilty of fraud in Vryburg this week.
The seven were sentenced to five years in prison suspended for five years on condition they pay back the money the houses were valued at and not commit a similar offence in the given period.
They were also given an option of a R20,000 fine.
Damane-Mkhosana said the department was compiling a list of the people involved. It would be sent to their various departments. - Sapa
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