5-10 percent to be deducted from flood damage claims

Sandi Kwon Hoo

SOL PLAATJE Municipality councillors have recommended that only five percent of debts owed by White City residents in Roodepan and Ward 7 and Ward 17 property owners residing near Thlageng dam in Galeshewe should be deducted from the R5 million claim that will be paid out for damages caused to their homes by flooding and inadequate storm drainage. Residents lost belongings and their furniture was damaged during the floods in White City, while the properties of homeowners living near Tlhageng dam are continually submerged during heavy rains. It was initially proposed that a maximum of 50 percent of the outstanding debts owed to the municipality be deducted from the settlements paid out. Sol Plaatje executive mayor Kagisho Sonyoni pointed out that residents had been waiting for three years for compensation,…

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