ALEXANDRA RENEWAL PROJECT: The R1.3-billion question: What happened to the ARP funds? By Bheki C. Simelane colibheki
Gauteng Human Settlements MEC Lebogang Maile launched a withering attack on Johannesburg mayor Herman Mashaba, whom he accused of messing up the city. Maile said part of the reason his department summoned journalists to the briefing on Sunday 23 June 2019 was to respond to “inaccuracies and distorted information pertaining to the Alexandra Renewal Project ”.It has been widely alleged without a shred of evidence that R1.6-billion was misappropriated more than a decade ago,” Maile said.
He said his department would put pressure on the mayor and other officials. He said that since Mashaba took over as mayor the ARP had slowed faded away.Maile said considering the socio-economic issues faced by Alexandra, it was disingenuous for Mashaba to complain and not act. He said running a city such as Johannesburg was not just about complaining.
The Alexandra Extension 9 project, where 840 double-storey units and 1,424 double-storey semi-detached houses with two rental rooms were built. The MEC said this project started in 2009 and was completed in 2011; Projects in the 2016/17 financial year were funded by the Gauteng department of human settlements and are either incomplete or never got off the ground.
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