Madonsela is in North West as part of a systematic nationwide investigation of complaints about RDP houses. Her office had received at least 2305 complaints about RDP houses from North West.

Young and old packed the Klerksdorp town hall and told how they had been forced to sign up and occupy houses even when they complained about the poor standards of construction.

Some residents said they had been waiting for their houses for years, but to no avail.

Foundations were poured and then abandoned three years ago in Joubertina township, said resident Buti Tshabalala.

He said his local councillor had told him that the government was "meeting people halfway" and that he should complete building his house himself.

A mother of three broke down when she tried to explain that her house had been completed, but was then given to someone else.

The occupant of her house, who was a civil servant, refused to move out and municipal rates were accumulating under her name, she said.

Madonsela also told the meeting that a municipal employee lost his job after raising the alarm on poorly constructed RDP houses in the area.

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Aug 3, 2012

truthhurt

Old news, read about this two days ago.
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Aug 3, 2012

somaartakeit

I was shocked to hear from Tokyo that it will need 50bil to fix substandard RDP houses, and somehow this guy takes no responsibility, instead passing on the buck is campaigning for presidency? God please save SA from these anc zealots.
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Aug 3, 2012

Lehido

Thuli must be a pin in the ass of some people........Zuma included.....

Go Thuli, Go Thuli, Go Thuli
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Aug 3, 2012

Tikoloshe

....Thuli. let's stop the Wara Wara Wara talk shop and talk serious......

So tell me Thuli, "how many Hyena's have you put in jail since your appointment"?
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Aug 3, 2012

MommaC

Poor Thuli the only one who takes her office seriously.
This is like a re-run of the TRC only with different players.
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Aug 3, 2012

1tsotsi

But who do you balme with this? The government or the people? I mean i know poeple who got RDP's and sold them for R 20k to foreigners and applied tfor another ones again saying they have been waiting for many years.
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Aug 3, 2012

Nyongoyamavenda

I dont trust Thuli s findings anymore her findings are not principled if she can be persuaded to change verdicts by the likes of Helen Zille,it means her findings sometimes lacks objectivity
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