MEC for Human Settlements, Maggie Govender, has ordered a house-by-house inspection for targeted housing projects in KwaZulu-Natal thought to be sub-standard.
This includes Shauwn Mpisane's housing project in Umlazi, where homes were showing damage and retaining walls were bulging.
Govender has signed a Service Level Agreement with the National Home Builder's Registration Council (NHBRC), which will finally see shoddy contractors being named and shamed in the province.
The process is set to start within weeks once the NHBRC is given a list of targeted housing projects seen to be failing.
It will then conduct a forensic inspection on what needs to be rectified and report back to Govender to crack the whip and turn their recommendations into action. (Read more...)
By Zohra Mohamed Teke
www.iol.co.za
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