NINE families moved into their new homes in Oudtshoorn‘s Rosebank informal settlement at the weekend after Western Cape Local Government and Housing MEC Richard Dyanti handed over the keys late last week.
He said Oudtshoorn was a good example for other municipalities.
He called on municipalities to use the money allocated for housing, saying they were not banks where money could be left unused.
ANC councillor Japie Coetzee said the pride of the community was reflected in the name of the informal settlement where the streets are named after roses.
The community had also decided that every home owner would plant at least one rose bush. A play school would be built soon and a school would follow.
Mayor Diane de Jager called on residents to be proud of their new homes. “Your house, no matter the size, must be your castle.”
The project will see 660 houses built by the end of September. - The Herald
“Don‘t sell your homes for a bottle of wine and then move back to the squatter camp,” Dyantyi told the new owners.
He said Oudtshoorn was a good example for other municipalities.
He called on municipalities to use the money allocated for housing, saying they were not banks where money could be left unused.
ANC councillor Japie Coetzee said the pride of the community was reflected in the name of the informal settlement where the streets are named after roses.
The community had also decided that every home owner would plant at least one rose bush. A play school would be built soon and a school would follow.
Mayor Diane de Jager called on residents to be proud of their new homes. “Your house, no matter the size, must be your castle.”
The project will see 660 houses built by the end of September. - The Herald
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"They want to live a high and expensive life and they spend all their money on drinking - three weeks later all the money is finished." R Dyanti 12 May 2008
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