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Government relocates 500 households amid Cape Town floods

By Lee-Yandra Paulsen Following a week of extreme weather in the Western Cape, which has caused significant flooding and property damage. The national government has stepped in to assist over 500 households in Cape Town, whose properties are submerged, and are being temporarily relocated to safer accommodations as gale-force winds and heavy rains continue. Human Settlements officials have visited various disaster-stricken areas in Khayelitsha, including Nkandla, Zamimpilo, Kuyasa, and Victoria […]

12 July 2024

Local

Extortion crippling Western Cape’s ability to deliver housing projects: Human Settlements

LOCAL The Department of Human Settlements in the Western Cape says extortion is crippling its ability to deliver on housing projects. The department says there is a pattern of criminality specifically targeting project managers who are approached by networks demanding a cut. In a recent incident, the department says construction was suspended in Gugulethu after workers were intimidated. “We thought that by now they would have started with the project, but there […]

29 November 2022

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Government relocates 500 households amid Cape Town floods

Extortion crippling Western Cape’s ability to deliver housing projects: Human Settlements

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