The city raised a concern about the very slow accreditation process as the city believed that it had the capacity to deliver. A total of 293 old houses were collapsing. These houses were built prior to 1994 and had been handed over to the beneficiaries. A process of densification in areas such as Phoenix was underway. A number of housing projects had been taking place around the city. These included Cornubia (one of the biggest projects), the Howard Road project (social housing project) and the Lamontville project (a hostel conversion). People had been promised by the department that renovations would be made. However, the subsequent policy reviewal had excluded rectification for houses allocated before 1994. The houses were in a dilapidated state.