Western Cape Human Settlements MEC Bonginkosi Madikizela says he will back any efforts by government in recouping money lost to unscrupulous housing developers.
Housing Minister Tokyo Sexwale recently stated that his department intended taking legal action against contractors responsible for building substandard homes.
A national audit carried out last year revealed that over 40 000 such houses have been destroyed and rebuilt, at a significant cost to the state.
Madikizela says his department is investigating the conduct of various contractors. But he admits holding some of them responsible is not easy.
“With some of these contractors it’s very difficult to trace them. Therefore we find ourselves in a situation where we have to deal with cleaning up the mess that they have left.”
Housing Minister Tokyo Sexwale recently stated that his department intended taking legal action against contractors responsible for building substandard homes.
A national audit carried out last year revealed that over 40 000 such houses have been destroyed and rebuilt, at a significant cost to the state.
Madikizela says his department is investigating the conduct of various contractors. But he admits holding some of them responsible is not easy.
“With some of these contractors it’s very difficult to trace them. Therefore we find ourselves in a situation where we have to deal with cleaning up the mess that they have left.”
- Eyewitness News
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