What can I do about the unfair allocation of RDP houses to people in Somerset West?
The short answer
The whole question
I live in Somerset West. My community and I are very disappointed in the manner some people get RDP houses while they earn a good salary. Yet people that own a pension and earn so much less don t get a house allocated to them. There is so much to say about the unfairness of the allocation of these houses. Who can help us with this?
The long answer
Unfortunately this is something that many people in South Africa are complaining about. It’s not just that there is often unfairness in the way that houses are allocated, but also that the number of new houses built every year falls way behind the number of houses needed. There is a huge housing backlog, which means that many people have to wait for many years before they get a house.
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JOHANNESBURG (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - When property developer Anver Essop bought land in Cape Town’s gang-ridden Cape Flats area, people laughed at him for considering it an investment.
Now, 12 years later, the Watergate Estate is a sought-after refuge that will soon be donned with solar panels funded through an online leasing platform, making it, Essop hopes, a “blueprint” for green, safe and cheap homes across South Africa.
The marketplace, Sun Exchange, allows people to buy individual solar cells with cash or bitcoin and then lease them to power solar projects in emerging economies, resulting in lower electricity costs for residents.
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When property developer Anver Essop bought land in Cape Town s gang-ridden Cape Flats area, people laughed at him for considering it an investment.
Now, 12 years later, the Watergate Estate is a sought-after refuge that will soon be donned with solar panels funded through an online leasing platform, making it, Essop hopes, a “blueprint” for green, safe and cheap homes across SA.
When property developer Anver Essop bought land in Cape Town’s gang-ridden Cape Flats area, people laughed at him for considering it an investment.
Now, 12 years later, the Watergate Estate is a sought-after refuge that will soon be donned with solar panels funded through an online leasing platform, making it, Essop hopes, a “blueprint” for green, safe and cheap homes across South Africa.
The marketplace, Sun Exchange, allows people to buy individual solar cells with cash or bitcoin and then lease them to power solar projects in emerging economies, resulting in lower electricity costs for residents.
“We thought, why don’t we give people the same product we build in wealthier areas and uplift them to improve their own lives,” said Essop.
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