Tswelelang - The Department of Housing in the Maquassi Hills Local Municipality - MHLM has warned RDP house applicants who are currently not in their allocated stands to immediately move in to allow process of allocation to proceed without disturbances
The warning came after there were rumours that empty stands will be allocated to residents who are in need of stands
The Housing Department within the municipality refuted these claims after reviewing it's decision to allocate residents who are in need of stands
The department held engagements with the Ext 17 and 18 residents in the morning of Friday, 20 June 2025 to clear the air amid escalating rumours that caused panic amongst the residents
The department said, a list of stand applicants will be reviewed as to who is a legal recipient of a stand that has been allocated to them
Residents who are legal recipients of stands have been urged to head to Maquassi Hills Municipal Offices and provide proof of allocation or proof of residence. This is to curb the misunderstanding of removing legal owners of stands after rumours that spreaded amongst residents
The Housing Department also highlighted that, Eskom made a plea that residents who are legal applicants of RDP houses to remain in their stands by building shacks in order to begin a process of eracting electrical connection/network very soon
Engagements with Eskom have been made to see when can these electrical connection be implemented
In a report, the housing department said, incomplete RDP houses in the Ext 17 and 18 were due to budget shortage which prompted contractors to halt housing constructions, it is not clear how did these shortages come about, however, it has been said, the new budget for constructing the Ext 17 and 18 RDP houses has been allocated and construction is yet to continue
The question of the construction of RDP houses in the Ext 19 has been left unanswered due to rising confusion
Residents have been given until the 30th of June 2025 to visit Maquassi Hills municipal offices for further assistance and clarity
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Updated: June 2025
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