The MEC of Cooperative
Governance, Human Settlements, and Traditional Affairs, Bentley Vass, launched
the Kheis Opwag 50 Housing Project and announced services on Friday, 4 October
2024. According to an official statement by the department, MEC Vass was
accompanied by COGHSTA ZFM Regional Manager, Andre Phete and several
councillors from the Kheis Local Municipality. The department states that the
launch is part of the Northern Cape's R1 billion Housing Project. MEC Vass, noted during his address that the
department would not tolerate substandard workmanship from the contractor, nor
do they expect unnecessary delays. The department emphasized that all the
houses to be built across the Northern Cape must be completed by the end of
2025 as beneficiaries have waited far too long for these houses.
Journalist: Mbali Masiza
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