'Someone's occupying my house'
Occupant allegedly told her he had bought the house from a municipal official for R3,000
OUT IN THE COLD: Shereen Mphahlele, 30, of Lebowakgomo, Limpopo, stands in front of her RDP house in Zone F, which was allegedly sold to a taxi driver for R3000. PHOTO: FRANK MAPONYA
A LIMPOPO woman is unable to move into her RDP house because it has been illegally sold to another person.
Shereen Mphahlele said she had applied for the house in 2008 at the Lepelle-Nkumpi municipality in Lebowakgomo. The house was allocated to her and registered in her name without her knowledge.
Mphahlele said she would call the municipal offices to enquire about her house and was told it had not yet been built.
She said she only discovered what had happened about the house when she met another woman who had been at the municipality when they both applied for houses.
"When the woman told me she was already living in her own house I decided to go to the municipal offices to find out [what was going on]," Mphahlele said.
She said records showed that a house had already been allocated to her and that the municipality was under the impression that she had occupied the house.
"I then went out to search for the house using the number allocated to me. I was shocked to discover that someone already occupied the house," she said.
Mphahlele approached the occupant, a taxi driver, who allegedly told her he had bought the house from a municipal official for R3,000.
She said efforts to have the municipality intervene drew a blank. She was sent from pillar to post, without anyone assisting her.
Mphahlele works as a cashier at a furniture store in Lebowakgomo.
"I still cannot understand why I'm being made to suffer while my house exists," she said.
Municipal spokesman Mokgadi Maubane confirmed yesterday that the house belonged to Mphahlele and said the houses were not to be sold.
"We will investigate circumstances that might have led to the selling of the house.
"Any person found to have been responsible will face the law," Maubane said.
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PleaseGetReal
What does the anc and their cadre deployment feel for the people of SA, ---- NOTHING,, a quick buck is a quick buck, who cares about the woman that had the right of way. not the anc counselor with R3000.00 in the pocket.Report Abuse
MALUMEOCEANBASKET
What do they mean saying: that they were under the impression that she had occupied the house. who is in charge of handing the keys to the house owners then?...what do they look for before giving that key away?, no I'm not buying this, somebody is involve here, now what are they saying to the 3000 matter? no man, there something beefy here I'm sorry.Report Abuse
Balobedu
Is ANC led government again who is doing this things. We are tired of the tired party. We are tired of the ANC. Let's vote ANC out in the next elections. Poor service delivery is everywhere in ANC territory. They are good in promised and drafting good policies but no implementation at all. Check their election manifesto, they promised us heaven and earth, whereas they don't even own goa't. ANC is a shame to our country. DA must take over from ANC. DA is the best political party you may ever see. Is growing fast in numbers and ANC is growing fast in to their downfall. Viva DAAAAAAAAA vivaReport Abuse
2shy2call
I order the Hawks to release two syndicate who allegedly hired to K!ll top politicians sothat they can finish their job in housing.Report Abuse
skhokho21
Balobedu & plzgetreal, "There is no school for stupidity", PDV. Your electioneering will never work, your DA will remain an opposition, back benchers & making noise. Your brothers & sisters are the ones selling the houses not the ANC. The SAPS must arrest the guy leaving in the house to point out the person who sold him the house, then both must stand trial.Report Abuse
KasiKid
There are also people selling land in Mamelodi...Deborah Patta must go and investigate...
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pik_it_up
and we must care that there are people out there who wanna k.ill them?this is why they want you dead! you people are heartless and stupid! lets see how far this money will take when you dead having made so many suffer in the process
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T.C.T
faagi imali uzobona fagi mali uzona..mmaronaReport Abuse
lamelooser
The little anc municipal employees makes a quick R3000 selling RDP house, but the big anc boys make a quick R3000 billion selling your future.You so stupid that you will never know.
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lamelooser
Just keep on running from pillar to post and voting anc.Kwakwakwakwak
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