RDP house rented as shop

MEC throws man out RDP house:RDP house rented as shop

RDP house rented as shop

Mafikeng - A man running a shop from an RDP home he was renting in Coligny was thrown out of the house by a visiting North West MEC, her department said on Tuesday.Human Settlements MEC Desbo Mohono gave the businessman 14 days to remove his belongings from the house, which had allegedly been turned into a tuck shop illegally."Mohono made this startling discovery during her visit to Tlhabologang township at Coligny to assess progress on the 54 houses that were being constructed in the area," her department said in a statement.Mohono apparently told the businessman the house was intended for its rightful owner and not supposed to be a tuck shop."These houses belong to the needy. We will not allow people to use them for personal profit."The businessman told officials the owner of the house lived on the surrounding farms and that he paid him a monthly rental of R700.Mohono said after the businessman had been evicted the owner would be de-registered and the house given to another beneficiary on the housing waiting list.She indicated the owner would never get a government-sponsored house again.Department officials were attempting to find the owner before re-registering the house to a new beneficiary.

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