Duarte and the housing racket

2 10 2009

ADRIAAN BASSON, ILHAM RAWOOT AND GLYNNIS UNDERHIL – Oct 02 2009 07:03 – M&G

It was supposed to be a flagship housing project. Eleven years later, Thubelisha Homes is the albatross around the neck of Human Settlements Minister Tokyo Sexwale, who inherited the flop from his predecessor, Lindiwe Sisulu, now defence minister.

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Media: R241,5-million bill to close Gateway agent

21 09 2009
GLYNNIS UNDERHILL | CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA – Sep 21 2009 06:00
Source: Mail and Guardian

The National Department of Housing has guaranteed Thubelisha Homes, a technically insolvent government housing agent, R241,5-million to help it close down “on a voluntary basis”, a confidential letter leaked to the Mail & Guardian reveals. Read the rest of this entry »





Opinion: Duarte playing the pass-the-buck game with Gateway repairs

17 09 2009

September 16, 2009 Edition 1 – Cape Times

Referring to the remedial repair work which is needed in N2 Gateway Phase 1 flats, Thubelisha acting CEO John Duarte is reported to have said “the standing committee on public accounts failed to inform Thubelisha of the contents of the Auditor-General’s damning report”. (“Thubelisha must account to Parliament on Gateway”, September 14) Read the rest of this entry »





We all know the Human Settlements department has been lying, but now they were caught by parliament:

14 09 2009

See 3 articles published below:

Auditor-general praises stance taken on N2 defects
September 11, 2009 Edition 1
ANEL LEWIS Metro Writer – Cape Times

THE strong stance taken against housing officials accused of having misled Parliament about repair work at the N2 Gateway by the standing committee on public accounts (Scopa) has been praised by the auditor-general. Read the rest of this entry »








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