Chairperson, the person responsible for shoddy housing is the developer and the province. This is because, at the end of the day, they work to ensure that government gets value for money. When any project does not adhere to the norms and standards of government, all who were responsible must be held accountable. At a provincial level, heads of department are responsible. At a national level, the director-general is responsible.
At the end of the day the buck stops with us at the departmental level because we acquire those developers to build houses. The money is given to us to do the necessary development. So, we will be responsible for any shoddy work. That is why the Minister has taken measures to demolish the shoddy work in the Eastern Cape. This is because we are responsible for ensuring that we give quality homes to our people. Unfortunately, when we get to this level, it is a waste of government resources because more money needs to be made available to build these houses.
Leratong Park flagship programme and reasons for delay in implementation of programme
54. Mr R J Tau (ANC) asked the Minister of Human Settlements:
Whether Leratong Park in the Northern Cape is still part of his department's flagship programmes; if not, why not; if so, why is the implementation of the programme taking long? CO270E