Cape Town - Human Settlements Minister Tokyo Sexwale vowed on Thursday to act after Parliament's watchdog public accounts committee found officials had left houses in the N2 Gateway project in disrepair and lied about it.
Sexwale's advisor Chris Vick said the minister was awaiting a formal report from the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa), "including its recommendations and comments on information provided by departmental officials - and will then act without any equivocation".
Vick recalled that Sexwale visited the project last month and expressed concern about the poor craftsmanship and living conditions in many of the housing units.
Scopa chairperson Themba Godi, who also visited the project in August, returned with committee members on Wednesday and found that defects pointed out by the Auditor-General in a report had not been repaired.
Officials lied
He said human settlements officials who recently told Scopa the problems had been resolved, had lied to the committee.
"What we have been told by the officials during the meeting has not happened, the committee has been misinformed," Godi said.
"Members of the committee were outraged at officials who gave an inaccurate report."
The defects identified by the Auditor-General included cracks in the walls and floors, peeling paint, doors not fitted properly, loose fittings and uncovered drain pipes and blocked drains.
Scopa is finalising a report on the N2 Gateway Project with recommendations and will submit it to the Speaker of the National Assembly.
- SAPA
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