Port Elizabeth - The illegal occupation of Nelson Mandela Bay RDP houses is out of control, with a preliminary audit revealing that as many as 30% of them could be illegally occupied. The preliminary results of the audit, submitted to the Nelson Mandela Bay human settlements portfolio committee meeting on Thursday, has revealed a situation where in one area more than half of the houses audited were illegally occupied. Of the 480 RDP houses audited in Ward 21, in Kwazakele, 255 were … [Read more...] about Shock figures on illegal occupation of RDP homes
Andrew Gibbon
Corrupt Activities in Metro Human Settlements Department Condemned
Dear MyPE The Democratic Alliance (DA) is shocked to learn that almost one third of RDP houses in the Metro are illegally occupied. This was revealed in an agenda to the Human Settlements committee today which relates to the illegal occupancy of RDP homes in a sampling of only two wards and points directly toward a lack of effective controls. If this same equation were applied to the total of 44 000 RDP houses built by the Metro since 1995, then it would appear that some 13 200 RDP … [Read more...] about Corrupt Activities in Metro Human Settlements Department Condemned
Bay housing crisis leads to increased violence and unemployment
The recent violent unrest in the Uitenhage area over slow housing delivery is another example of the ANC's 'over promise and under deliver' style of government that kills jobs and undermines the dignity of our communities. The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality has a housing back log of more than 80 000 RDP houses at a current cost of more than R8 Billion and a rectification back log of 42 000 houses. This back log is compounded by the Provincial Department of Human Settlements which under spent … [Read more...] about Bay housing crisis leads to increased violence and unemployment
Jobs Lost Due to Delays in Approval of Building Plans
The DA is deeply concerned about the apparent job losses caused by delays in the approval of building plans in the Metro over the past few months. An investigation has revealed that delays experienced in the approval of building plans were the result of the non-appointment of a technical officer to analyze the plans. The DA intervened to ensure the appointment of technical staff on an overtime basis to oversee the technical aspects relating to the approval of building plans, however, a … [Read more...] about Jobs Lost Due to Delays in Approval of Building Plans
450,000 Nelson Mandela Bay Residents without Housing
The Nelson Mandela Bay RDP housing backlog is currently sitting at 90,000 units with an additional 42,000 RDP houses requiring rectification and in some instances demolition due to sub standard construction. The 2013/14 financial year will see only 2 078 RDP houses built and 237 houses rectified in Nelson Mandela Bay. This painstakingly slow pace of delivery is likely to continue as the construction cost per housing unit rises year on year. The current construction cost of an RDP house … [Read more...] about 450,000 Nelson Mandela Bay Residents without Housing
