Wolmaransstad - The Housing Department in Maquassi Hills Municipality said, incomplete RDP houses in the Ext 17 and 18 in Tswelelang 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 to resume construction of the incomplete Ext 17 and 18 RDP houses has been allocated
The Maquassi Hills Municipality Housing Department is still urging RDP recipients to locate into their respective stands
The department 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 late June 2025 to clear the air amid escalated rumours that caused panic amongst the residents
The department also said, a list of stand applicants will be reviewed to see who is a legal recipient of a stand/RDP house that has been allocated to them
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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 spread 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 connections/network very soon
Engagements with Eskom have been made to see when can these electrical connections 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, the new budget to resume construction of 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
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Updated: September 2025
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