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06-07-2011, 12:04 PM
White people eligible for RDP houses
06 Jul 2011
Gauteng’s MEC for Local Government and Housing, Humphrey Mmemezi, has encouraged impoverished white people to get their names onto housing lists and apply for one of the RDP houses being built by the provincial or local housing departments.
He raised this issue during his maiden budget tabled in the Gauteng Legislature yesterday. Mmemezi says that it’s important for people to realise that housing subsidies are there for everyone and that these are not limited to indigent black people.
He says the integration of housing across all racial groups is a “crucial priority” for his department, as it will help to build sustainable human settlements and a more cohesive society.
He says that all South Africans who are forced to endure poverty must apply for government subsidies irrespective of their historical background. Mmemezi says that his department is currently involved in talks with people in Kagiso, Krugersdorp and Coronation to integrate deserving white families into the Chief Mogale housing project.
The provincial department of Local Government and Housing has set a target to build 50 000 homes this year and more that 25 500 of these will help to eradicate informal settlements. A further 9 500 serviced stands will be provided to people living in these townships.
Mmemezi says that 4 900 mixed housing developments will be built during the current year along with 1 800 hostel units and almost 1 700 units will be available for rent.
The department plans to revive the urban renewal programmes in Evaton, Bekkersdal and Alexandra and to complete the conversion of the M2 hostel in Alexandra into affordable family units. About R91-million will be spent in Alexandra.
According to Mmemezi’s budget, R75-million has been set aside for the finalisation of housing projects in Bekkersdal and his department has undertaken to proceed with housing developments in Vereeniging, Tembisa, Krugersdorp and Germiston.
However, Mmemezi warned that he was unhappy with the continued shoddy workmanship done by contractors and warned that these firms would be blacklisted and prevented from doing any further work with government.
from Property24.com (http://www.property24.com/articles/white-people-eligible-for-rdp-houses/13764)
I think it will be a day to remember when the first white families are put into RDP houses. If this can be implemented without any incidents it would be a great step in the right direction.
Personally I don't think it will work. Just look at the way people are handling the strikes going on. Those are the same people waiting for houses and if a white person gets a house instead of them there will be more trouble...
Regarding the last paragraph; I think it is about time they put something like that in place. I did some research on RDP houses a couple of years ago and the quality of some of the houses are horrible. The houses will only last a few years before crumbling away. This is mostly due to cutting corners in the cement mixtures used for bonding bricks. Sand is much cheaper than cement, so they use more sand than is prescribed in the manufacturers directions. These guys need to be pointed out publicly so that no one will want to use them for any projects.
Greed is a horrible thing...
**EDIT**
To give you an idea of how much is needed to repair badly built homes:
R30bn needed to fix houses (http://www.property24.com/articles/r30bn-needed-to-fix-houses/13763)
06 Jul 2011
Gauteng’s MEC for Local Government and Housing, Humphrey Mmemezi, has encouraged impoverished white people to get their names onto housing lists and apply for one of the RDP houses being built by the provincial or local housing departments.
He raised this issue during his maiden budget tabled in the Gauteng Legislature yesterday. Mmemezi says that it’s important for people to realise that housing subsidies are there for everyone and that these are not limited to indigent black people.
He says the integration of housing across all racial groups is a “crucial priority” for his department, as it will help to build sustainable human settlements and a more cohesive society.
He says that all South Africans who are forced to endure poverty must apply for government subsidies irrespective of their historical background. Mmemezi says that his department is currently involved in talks with people in Kagiso, Krugersdorp and Coronation to integrate deserving white families into the Chief Mogale housing project.
The provincial department of Local Government and Housing has set a target to build 50 000 homes this year and more that 25 500 of these will help to eradicate informal settlements. A further 9 500 serviced stands will be provided to people living in these townships.
Mmemezi says that 4 900 mixed housing developments will be built during the current year along with 1 800 hostel units and almost 1 700 units will be available for rent.
The department plans to revive the urban renewal programmes in Evaton, Bekkersdal and Alexandra and to complete the conversion of the M2 hostel in Alexandra into affordable family units. About R91-million will be spent in Alexandra.
According to Mmemezi’s budget, R75-million has been set aside for the finalisation of housing projects in Bekkersdal and his department has undertaken to proceed with housing developments in Vereeniging, Tembisa, Krugersdorp and Germiston.
However, Mmemezi warned that he was unhappy with the continued shoddy workmanship done by contractors and warned that these firms would be blacklisted and prevented from doing any further work with government.
from Property24.com (http://www.property24.com/articles/white-people-eligible-for-rdp-houses/13764)
I think it will be a day to remember when the first white families are put into RDP houses. If this can be implemented without any incidents it would be a great step in the right direction.
Personally I don't think it will work. Just look at the way people are handling the strikes going on. Those are the same people waiting for houses and if a white person gets a house instead of them there will be more trouble...
Regarding the last paragraph; I think it is about time they put something like that in place. I did some research on RDP houses a couple of years ago and the quality of some of the houses are horrible. The houses will only last a few years before crumbling away. This is mostly due to cutting corners in the cement mixtures used for bonding bricks. Sand is much cheaper than cement, so they use more sand than is prescribed in the manufacturers directions. These guys need to be pointed out publicly so that no one will want to use them for any projects.
Greed is a horrible thing...
**EDIT**
To give you an idea of how much is needed to repair badly built homes:
R30bn needed to fix houses (http://www.property24.com/articles/r30bn-needed-to-fix-houses/13763)