Only 1% of the 268 cases of corruption referred to the Department of Human Settlements by the National Anti-Corruption Hotline (NACH) to date have been closed. Furthermore, only 4% of the cases reported resulted in some form of feedback from the relevant national and/or provincial department.
This information was revealed during a presentation to the Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements by the Public Services Commission this week.
I will forward this new information to the Public Protector, Adv. Thuli Madonsela, and request that she include it in her current investigation into housing corruption.
The Department's failure to adequately address these cases is nothing short of shameful complacency in the face of corruption and requires drastic action.
South Africans who have had their rights to housing infringed by unscrupulous officials and contractors deserve to see these cases resolved and those responsible held accountable. We simply can't allow this to continue.
Stevens Mokgalapa, Shadow Minister of Human Settlements
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