'Who is the out of touch person who thought THIS is how you talk to amongst the poorest people in the province?' wrote one social media user.
the project falls under the Western Cape's 110% Green initiative and its strategic focus on “green economy working for the poor”.
“The Western Cape government is implementing this policy, and where houses are being built via the subsidy scheme, there is a shift from free-standing units to complexes,” said the province. “Simply accepting a future for the Western Cape with large portions of its population living in dismal conditions, particularly in winter, is not an option,” said the province.
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