South Africa: Makhado Plans New RDP Houses but Homes Built in 2021 Still Lack Water and Electricity

Residents have to buy water privately New state housing is being built in Tshikota, Limpopo, while people living in RDP homes built in 2021 still do not have water and electricity. GroundUp found that 100 houses in the older development do not have water and 50 of these are also without electricity. Meanwhile, the Limpopo Department of Cooperative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs (CoGHSTA) is spending almost R30-million on 154 new houses within the Makhado municipality. Keep up with the latest headlines on WhatsApp | LinkedIn The Makhado Local Municipality, together with the Vhembe District Municipality, are responsible for installing electricity and water. There has been some improvement since we first visited in May, when more than 100 houses had no electricity. Sinc