MORE than five years later, hundreds of informal dwellers who were removed from their tin homes to make way for formal housing, are still waiting for the homes they were promised.
Last Thursday, eThekwini mayor Mxolisi Kaunda launched the R52 million Umbhayi Housing Project in Rajkumar (also known as Buffelskloof or Umbhayi), in Tongaat.
Kaunda, who addressed the crowd, said the project was a move towards addressing the housing backlog in the city, and ensuring that people lived in a clean and conducive environment.
He said the project, an informal settlement upgrade, would yield 779 double-storey housing units on completion.
“The municipality has been building formal houses for people, which has restored their dignity and brought comfort to many. This project will see hundreds of beneficiaries’ dream of owning
