The EFF and the DA accuse the ANC of mismanaging funds in a social housing project in Gauteng, which was granted to a company facing liquidation and financial mismanagement. The opposition parties criticize the lack of coordination between national and provincial governments in housing projects.
The housing project had its power disconnected after a rent boycott by residents. A government agency said it had launched a forensic investigation into allegations of maladministration. The EFF in Gauteng accused the ANC of"embezzling" taxpayers' money after a contentious R71-million social housing project was granted to a company facing liquidation for bad debt and" financial mismanagement ".
Moreover, the DA's Solly Msimanga echoed the EFF's views, saying the lack of coordination between the national and provincial governments, including government housing agencies, resulted in wasteful expenditure because the state had paid more than the budgeted amount in shoddily-run housing projects. The opposition parties were reacting to News24's 14 November report that the Social Housing Regulatory Authority (SHRA) gave R71 million to Lets Care South Africa – which faces liquidation for more than R11.6 million in debt, and is also accused of"financial mismanagement" by SHRA – to develop government-subsidised houses to low-income beneficiaries in Ekurhuleni, Gauten
Housing Project Rent Boycott Government Agency Forensic Investigation Maladministration EFF ANC Embezzling Taxpayers' Money Social Housing Liquidation Bad Debt Financial Mismanagement Coordination Wasteful Expenditure Budgeted Amount Shoddily-Run Housing Projects Opposition Parties News24 Social Housing Regulatory Authority Lets Care South Africa Low-Income Beneficiaries Ekurhuleni Gauteng
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