A total of R220m has been set aside for the removal of asbestos roofs in government-built houses, says human settlements minister Mmamoloko Kubayi.
Asbestos roofing was banned by government in 2008 due to the material's links to cancer and chronic lung disease.She said asbestos was an “apartheid relic” that still weighs heavily on the health of poor households.Asbestos roofs removed in the past financial year include 1,500 in Seshego, Limpopo, and 2,100 in kaNyamazane in Mpumalanga.
“A total budget of R220m has been allocated to the provincial human settlements development grant business plans in the Eastern Cape, Free State and KwaZulu-Natal to implement 27 projects to remove asbestos roofs,” said Kubayi.
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