Human Settlements MEC Tertius Simmers has hit back at Public Works Minister Patricia de Lille after she accused him of being a “blue liar”.
The Cape Argus reported on Tuesday that Simmers recently informed the standing committee on human settlements that of 33 land parcels promised to the Western Cape for housing by De Lille, only two sites had been handed over.“In October last year the Cabinet approved 14 000 hectors of land to be transferred. The Western Cape has received land in District Six and in the city centre over and above that. I’ve given them six houses for the fight against Gender-Based Violence.
“The people of this province should enquire from Minister De Lille why she’s conducting herself in this manner, particularly since she’s denying law-abiding citizens the opportunity to improve their lives.”District Six forms part of the land restitution project, which is driven by the National Department of Rural Development.
“It is critical to note that in the absence of power of attorney, a third party is unable to commence with statutory processes such as water use licence assessments, environmental impact assessments and town planning on the owner’s land while the transfer has not been concluded.” De Lille’s friction with the DA over housing in the city reached boiling point last year when Emma Powell, the DA spokesperson for Water, Sanitation and Human Settlements, wrote to De Lille in September requesting clarity on whether her department intended releasing six large tracts of land under its custodianship for housing.
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