Resolved: The United States ought to guarantee the right to housing
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International CommentaryCorruption causes housing hold-upsDe Kock, 2015 (Rochelle, “Corruption Blamed for Housing Hold-Ups,” The Herald, South Africa, 22 October). Allegations of rampant corruption in some of Nelson Mandela Bay's housing projects have come to the fore in a report which details how the state of the department has hamstrung the delivery of houses to rightful beneficiaries. The situation is further exacerbated by the strained relationship between the Eastern Cape Department of Human Settlements and Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality. These were some of the findings by Bhisho's human settlements portfolio committee in August during inspections of seven housing projects in the Bay's townships. Addressing a sitting of the legislature at the NMMU Missionvale campus yesterday, Human Settlements MEC Helen Sauls-August said: "Many people in human settlements in this metro lost their lives fighting corruption. "Let us not forget those people please. They were fighting against this corruption here." Corruption in South AfricaDe Kock, 2015 (Rochelle, “Corruption Blamed for Housing Hold-Ups,” The Herald, South Africa, 22 October). The portfolio committee visited Chatty, Khayamnandi, Missionvale, Joe Slovo, Masimanyane phase 1 and 2, and KwaNobuhle Area 10. The committee found: In Chatty - A large number of houses are occupied by illegal beneficiaries, with allegations of corruption in the housing delivery process; In Khayamnandi - Only 186 beneficiaries have been approved out of a total of 4000 beneficiaries, and the sewerage pipes of some of the toilets are incorrectly installed and at risk of being damaged when the houses are built. In Missionvale - The roads are in poor condition and there are too few water taps for the large community. In KwaNobuhle Area 10 - There are 1296 houses but only 848 beneficiaries have been approved and some of the houses are occupied by unlawful beneficiaries. Human settlements committee chairwoman Mary Ndlangisa- Makaula said yesterday that serious allegations of corruption in some of the projects needed urgent attention. "Bad relations exist between the officials of the department and the officials of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality. This situation is impacting negatively on service delivery. "The department continues to develop projects without basic services." Residents who attended the sitting raised concerns about corruption, the beneficiary list and shoddily built houses while others highlighted what they believed was an unfair process of how houses are allocated. Download 95.74 Kb. Share with your friends:
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