The eagerly awaited allocation of the remaining 700 completed N2 Gateway units could be delayed yet again - this time because of fraudulent applications.
Local government and housing MEC Richard Dyantyi said yesterday that the latest challenge to the government’s pilot housing project was the abuse of the application process.
“We are finding out that people who stay in Khayelitsha have used Langa addresses to apply. So now we have to be extra careful.”
Residents from Langa, Nyanga, Bokmakierie, Bonteheuwel and Joe Slovo were invited to apply for units in the completed first phase of the project. More than 8 000 people submitted applications in the hope of receiving one of the 705 units. So far, only five beneficiaries have been identified.
Dyantyi said while it was inevitable that some people would be disappointed, the allocation of the units was being done fairly and carefully.
Speaking at a media briefing after the premier’s metro co-ordinating forum, Dyantyi refused to commit to a date for when the next beneficiaries would move in and when further allocations would be made.
But he said there was “definitely a detailed plan” in place to move the beneficiaries into the N2 Gateway.
“It might take us a while, or even a month. The selection process has started but with the additional challenge, it is important for us to slow down”
Dyantyi denied allegations that two of the first five beneficiaries of N2 Gateway units, Nelson Mandyoli and Nosipho Bhokwe, have had to hand back their keys.
The two were given their keys last week at a high-profile launch attended by Housing Minister Lindiwe Sisulu and former executive mayor, Nomaindia Mfeketo.
But allegations that they have since had to give back their keys have sparked questions about whether the launch was a publicity stunt.
“This was not a publicity stunt. We started the handover last week and I would like it put on record that no keys were withdrawn.”
He said that the beneficiaries had asked for extra time to prepare before they moved into their new homes.
“If any of those five said tomorrow that they wanted to go in, nothing would stop them.”
Premier Ebrahim Rasool said it was better to “err on the side of caution” when suddenly putting people from different areas together in a residential complex.
Rasool said MECs, councillors and officials at yesterday’s meeting agreed that housing was a “big challenge” in the province.
“But these preparatory discussions have shown that we are no longer reacting to the challenge in a knee-jerk manner.
We are breaking down the problem so that we can move forward.” - Cape Times
Local government and housing MEC Richard Dyantyi said yesterday that the latest challenge to the government’s pilot housing project was the abuse of the application process.
“We are finding out that people who stay in Khayelitsha have used Langa addresses to apply. So now we have to be extra careful.”
Residents from Langa, Nyanga, Bokmakierie, Bonteheuwel and Joe Slovo were invited to apply for units in the completed first phase of the project. More than 8 000 people submitted applications in the hope of receiving one of the 705 units. So far, only five beneficiaries have been identified.
Dyantyi said while it was inevitable that some people would be disappointed, the allocation of the units was being done fairly and carefully.
Speaking at a media briefing after the premier’s metro co-ordinating forum, Dyantyi refused to commit to a date for when the next beneficiaries would move in and when further allocations would be made.
But he said there was “definitely a detailed plan” in place to move the beneficiaries into the N2 Gateway.
“It might take us a while, or even a month. The selection process has started but with the additional challenge, it is important for us to slow down”
Dyantyi denied allegations that two of the first five beneficiaries of N2 Gateway units, Nelson Mandyoli and Nosipho Bhokwe, have had to hand back their keys.
The two were given their keys last week at a high-profile launch attended by Housing Minister Lindiwe Sisulu and former executive mayor, Nomaindia Mfeketo.
But allegations that they have since had to give back their keys have sparked questions about whether the launch was a publicity stunt.
“This was not a publicity stunt. We started the handover last week and I would like it put on record that no keys were withdrawn.”
He said that the beneficiaries had asked for extra time to prepare before they moved into their new homes.
“If any of those five said tomorrow that they wanted to go in, nothing would stop them.”
Premier Ebrahim Rasool said it was better to “err on the side of caution” when suddenly putting people from different areas together in a residential complex.
Rasool said MECs, councillors and officials at yesterday’s meeting agreed that housing was a “big challenge” in the province.
“But these preparatory discussions have shown that we are no longer reacting to the challenge in a knee-jerk manner.
We are breaking down the problem so that we can move forward.” - Cape Times
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