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DA Joburg Leader visits Pennyville

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2013 02 05 Maimane & Pretorius in Pennyville

DA Leader in the City of Johannesburg Mmusi Maimane & DA Ward Councillor for Ward 68  Lynette Pretorius visited RDP houses in Pennyville to inspect the level of deterioration these homes have undergone in the last 3 years since they were originally constructed.  

Almost every home we walked past or went into had significant damage. The roofs of the buildings had suffered serious damage from the wind where poor construction meant that tiles were ripped off the roof leading to serious water damaged that spread to every level of the buildings.  The foundations of the buildings were easily visible and various pipes had also been exposed due to erosion.  Windows and plumbing in various units was broken.  Relatively recently installed electricity meters in some of the units had burned out.  And all of this in the three years since these buildings were constructed.

This speaks to poor building practices and rushed construction. Construction like this only leads to additional burdens on our already taxed financial situation in the City, where rather than building new houses the City will now need to prioritise funds to perform maintenance on buildings like these.

All of this ignores the reality of residents living in the poor conditions who are waiting on a City government that seems to not care about them.

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