Minister of Human Settlements, Tokyo Sexwale
moladi
I REFER to the article Sexwale on East London fact-finding mission (SD, August 22). It is
encouraging to note the Minister of Human Settlements, Tokyo Sexwale, on a fact-finding
mission regarding housing problems in East London.
However, it appears that again the minister, like his party, is engaging in talk- shops with
communities to solve housing problems. The minister is quoted as saying: “I’m here to
conduct a sincere conversation with the local leaders and residents to hear from them
about the conditions they live under.” He talks about not giving easy answers and
promises to face difficult situations.
But there are problems that can quickly be solved; for example, the 19000 houses that
need repair in the province. Why not simply fix them, rather than delay the process by
having more conversations with communities?
The provincial Department of Housing must set a deadline date by which all these
houses are repaired.
With a budget in place and the number of units required for rectification known, there
should be no more dilly-dallying over this matter. –
Dacre Haddon MPL, DA spokesperson on Human Settlements, Bhisho Legislature
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