Human Settlements Department funds, unblocks 320 stalled housing projects

Mayibongwe Maqhina

A total of 320 stalled and incomplete housing projects have been unblocked and reallocated funds for their completion. This was revealed by Human Settlements Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi when responding to parliamentary questions from DA MP Ntombi Khumalo, who asked about the measures her department had taken to address widespread challenges associated with the high number of abandoned housing projects due to the non-performance of contractors. Kubayi said that when she was assigned to the human settlements portfolio in 2021, she declared the unblocking of housing projects that denied qualifying households their right to adequate housing and dignity as part of her apex priorities. The department refers to blocked and incomplete projects as those that have not shown progress for a period of 12 months following the first payment to the…

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