Western Cape Housing MEC Bonginkosi Madikizela says his department has been trying to clean up the mess as left behind by Thubelisha Homes.
Thubelisha Homes were contracted by government to manage the N2 Gateway Project.
Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts, two months ago found glaring defects in the quality of the homes that were built by Thubelisha.
The provincial government, under the leadership of the Democratic Alliance, has since restarted the project which will be run by the Housing Development Agency.
Madikizela said residents would have to be patient because they were in a process of picking up the pieces Thubelisha left behind.
“In every community that I go to, it’s a message that I preach because I’m also not the kind of person who likes to make promises because I know that this will take a while. It’s not going to be solved overnight. We would really like to appeal to the community to be patient,” said Madikizela.
- Eyewitness News
Thubelisha Homes were contracted by government to manage the N2 Gateway Project.
Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts, two months ago found glaring defects in the quality of the homes that were built by Thubelisha.
The provincial government, under the leadership of the Democratic Alliance, has since restarted the project which will be run by the Housing Development Agency.
Madikizela said residents would have to be patient because they were in a process of picking up the pieces Thubelisha left behind.
“In every community that I go to, it’s a message that I preach because I’m also not the kind of person who likes to make promises because I know that this will take a while. It’s not going to be solved overnight. We would really like to appeal to the community to be patient,” said Madikizela.
- Eyewitness News
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Government looks to alternative building material
Western Cape Housing MEC Bonginkosi Madikizela on Monday said government needed to think "outside the box" in order to tackle the province’s housing problem.
The MEC launched a housing project in Kleinmond recently which would use alternative building methods.
Government launched a housing project in the Overstrand Municipality which will see alternative construction materials, such as timber roves and hallow concrete blocks, being used.
Madikizela said people and government needed to get creative during these tough economic times.
“You must look at alternative methods. If the material is SABS approved, and if those people are actually NHBRC enrolled, I don’t see any reason why we can’t use those types of materials to build.”
- Eyewitness News
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