R87m spent, but no homes as Tembisa project lies abandoned

DA warns sites become magnets for theft and destruction Julius said the DA will table questions to the Gauteng MEC for human settlements, Tasneem Motara, on why this project has been abandoned; how much has been spent; who has been held accountable; and when the rehabilitation and completion of the project will finally take place.“This is despite the DA repeatedly warning that abandoned construction sites become magnets for vandalism, theft and the destruction of public assets, and calls for accountability, forensic investigations into failed housing projects such as Montrose and the appointment of reputable contractors to restore and complete these developments.”“The Montrose Mega City Project was launched in 2017 by former Gauteng premier David Makhura and then MEC for human settlements Paul Mashatile as a flagship R11 billion development aimed at dismantling apartheid-era spatial segregation,” he said.