Human Settlements Department officials in the Western Cape were locked in a meeting with township residents on Tuesday.
This came amid sporadic service delivery protests in several informal settlements over the past few weeks.
Residents of the Thabo Mbeki informal settlement blockaded the N2 highway with burning tyres and rubbish over the weekend and complained that they have been waiting for far too long for decent homes.
The Human Settlements Department head Mbulelo Tshangana reiterated the demand for housing in the province far exceeded the supply.
He pointed out that the problem was made worse by beneficiaries who sold their government homes and reapplied.
He was responding to service delivery questions from representatives of various informal settlements in Cape Town.
Tshangana promised them that there are plans to upgrade every informal settlement in the province but he warned this would take a little longer.
- Eyewitness News
This came amid sporadic service delivery protests in several informal settlements over the past few weeks.
Residents of the Thabo Mbeki informal settlement blockaded the N2 highway with burning tyres and rubbish over the weekend and complained that they have been waiting for far too long for decent homes.
The Human Settlements Department head Mbulelo Tshangana reiterated the demand for housing in the province far exceeded the supply.
He pointed out that the problem was made worse by beneficiaries who sold their government homes and reapplied.
He was responding to service delivery questions from representatives of various informal settlements in Cape Town.
Tshangana promised them that there are plans to upgrade every informal settlement in the province but he warned this would take a little longer.
- Eyewitness News
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