Since her appointment in August Kubayi has been criss-crossing the country to check progress made in the provision of sanitation.
Construction of RDP houses in Walmer Area E in Gqeberha was halted because the municipality said there was dangerous methane gas on the site. But some families were then housed in municipal bungalows on the same site, where they are still living. Photo: Mkhuseli Sizani
She said this on Thursday during her visit to assess progress made by the Limpopo cooperative, human settlement and traditional affairs department on the construction and allocation of RDP houses.On Thursday she was in Ext 133 in Seshego, near Polokwane. According to Kubayi, 200 000 RDP houses have been built since 1994. She said all the houses were awarded to qualified beneficiaries, mostly from impoverished backgrounds.
Asked about the progress made at the controversial Talana tin houses in Tzaneen, Kubayi said six officials from the National Development Agency were identified for wrong doing.“I met with the Special Investigative Unit where they briefed me. According to their investigations, no officials in my or MEC [Basikopo] Makamu’s departments were found to have had blood in their hands.”“We are currently planning to go back to site to start with construction.
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