Chairperson, the states of RDP houses in extension 8 Lekwa in Mpumalanga is a disgrace. Our people deserves better than shoddy workmanship and poor infrastructure. Many houses are damaged with leaking roofs and incorrectly connected sewerage pipes. Doors are of poor quality and badly installed. There is also no drain infrastructure to catch storm water. Even so, residents often go without water themselves because the taps have run dry. As a result, they end up consuming water from the fire hydrant. Most units have poor electricity connections and when the power goes off desperate people tend to desperate measures.
On the 3 January 2019, a young woman was killed trying to dig a cable after her lights went off. In phase two and