Relocation of Mamelodi flood victims delayed
Residents of Eeste Fabriek informal settlement in Mamelodi are expecting to be moved to land promised to them.
Since their homes were destroyed by floods in December last year many displaced residents have been housed at the Mamelodi Baptist Church.
Government had promised to move them in January but that didn’t happen.
“Our plans were scattered by a group calling itself the business forum and they are demanding a stake in the project.
“The main contractor had offered them some stake but they are saying it is insufficient and they want us as the city to extend the scope of the project so that they could benefit and that has delayed the process of relocating the flood victims,” said City of Tshwane spokesperson, Selby Bokaba.
Bokaba says the first phase of relocating residents is expected to begin next week.
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Source: eNCA
