The Minister of Public Works Dean Macpherson revealed that out of the 88,000 government buildings owned, 338 of them are hijacked. SA discussed them.
He said 338 buildings nationwide have been hijacked out of the 88,000 buildings that the government ownsDean Macpherson said the government must act on hijacked buildings. Images: Darren Stewart/Gallo Images via Getty Images and Michele SpatariI/AFP via Getty Images, Macpherson briefed Parliament and gave an update on how he performed in his first eight weeks as the minister.
He also mentioned the raids that the South African Police Service conducted in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, recently, when more than 100 foreign nationals who were"We need a task team to deal with this issue urgently. Identify the hijacked buildings and develop a plan to reclaim them. Government should engage with communities and stakeholders to find solutions and prevent further hijackings.""Go reclaim, innovate and rent them to citizens only.
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