ActionSA Joburg Caucus has observed with concern the lack of political will to address the impasse that arises following the abandonment of two Soweto low-cost housing projects.
The Dube low-cost housing units, which cost R95 million, have been vandalised before the beneficiaries can move in. The construction of family units kicked off in 2009. To date, the Dube Hostel remains another dismal failure of the current ANC administration.
Just a stone’s throw away from Dube Hostel lies another failed ANC project: Mzimhlophe Women’s Hostel, which was partially completed. This project is still idling owing to shoddy workmanship.
While relevant departments are distancing themselves from these projects, ActionSA will stop at nothing to ensure that there is accountability. In a city where accommodations prove to be a challenge, we strongly believe that it is unwise to abandon buildings that will bring the city one step closer to addressing the housing backlog.
ActionSA Joburg Caucus has embarked on a mission to reclaim the hijacked buildings within the City of Johannesburg and converting them into affordable rental units and sectional title buildings.
However, in doing so, we must ensure that there is enough accommodation for our people in our townships. An ActionSA government will:
– Declare corruption as public enemy number one: We will no longer allow the corrupt to sabotage our people’s hopes of progress, quality living and economic opportunities.
– Revise a plan to revitalise the Inner City & all of Gauteng: To unlock the latent residential, economic and lifestyle potential of Johannesburg’s inner city and townships to ensure that the province becomes a vibrant, clean and safe place to work and play.
We are pleading with our residents to allow these projects to continue without any objections and pay the minimum amount that is required for the upkeep of the units.
ActionSA will take action for social justice through a pro-poor governance agenda that will ensure that the most vulnerable in our society—the forgotten people—can live a life of dignity.
Multimillion Housing Projects Abandoned in Soweto as Residents Languish in Informal Settlements
ActionSA Joburg Caucus has observed with concern the lack of political will to address the impasse that arises following the abandonment of two Soweto low-cost housing projects.
The Dube low-cost housing units, which cost R95 million, have been vandalised before the beneficiaries can move in. The construction of family units kicked off in 2009. To date, the Dube Hostel remains another dismal failure of the current ANC administration.
Just a stone’s throw away from Dube Hostel lies another failed ANC project: Mzimhlophe Women’s Hostel, which was partially completed. This project is still idling owing to shoddy workmanship.
While relevant departments are distancing themselves from these projects, ActionSA will stop at nothing to ensure that there is accountability. In a city where accommodations prove to be a challenge, we strongly believe that it is unwise to abandon buildings that will bring the city one step closer to addressing the housing backlog.
ActionSA Joburg Caucus has embarked on a mission to reclaim the hijacked buildings within the City of Johannesburg and converting them into affordable rental units and sectional title buildings.
However, in doing so, we must ensure that there is enough accommodation for our people in our townships. An ActionSA government will:
– Declare corruption as public enemy number one: We will no longer allow the corrupt to sabotage our people’s hopes of progress, quality living and economic opportunities.
– Revise a plan to revitalise the Inner City & all of Gauteng: To unlock the latent residential, economic and lifestyle potential of Johannesburg’s inner city and townships to ensure that the province becomes a vibrant, clean and safe place to work and play.
We are pleading with our residents to allow these projects to continue without any objections and pay the minimum amount that is required for the upkeep of the units.
ActionSA will take action for social justice through a pro-poor governance agenda that will ensure that the most vulnerable in our society—the forgotten people—can live a life of dignity.