An RDP is a home for somebody, just like anybody that has a house in Sandton. And just because it is a 40m ² house does not mean it cannot accommodate the beauty that life has to offer," said Zulu.

These RDP houses in Joe Slovo flood regularly. Photo: Joseph Chirume. ... and who had extended his house and is not affected by floods, said, “I am not resisting being relocated, ...

Four companies contracted in 2015 were meant to deliver 2,500 RDP houses by 2017. To date, they have only completed 718, ... Its initial 15-month contract was extended to March 2021.

“RDP houses are not for sale they are provided to citizens who are unable to rent or buy houses. We advise the beneficiaries to keep the houses as family houses,” he said.

Theirs is one of more than 20,000 Breaking New Ground (BNG, formerly known as RDP) houses in the province that are incomplete, says Zimasa Mbewu, spokesperson for the Free State Department of ...

The standard of RDP houses needs to be better. The first step is to stop handing these tenders to a pal who only has experience in the cleaning and security industry.

Illegal trading of RDP houses is becoming prevalent as swindlers disguise themselves as officials of the department. So far, 10 cases have been brought to light.