RDP HOUSES NEED ATTENTION

RDP houses are built with cheap materials



RDP Houses

 Now the terrible state of RDP houses in the North West needs urgent attention, Public Protector Thuli Madonsela said on Thursday. "We have to remedy this situation as soon as possible together with the human settlements department and the municipalities," she said at a meeting with Klerksdorp residents.  People complained about the poor standard of construction and how they were told their houses were completed, only to find they had been given to other people. Beside that they are houses that collapsed in March this year. To date it has not been fixed though this matter it was reported to the department of human settlements. 

If the government is providing enough money for those houses then a serious investigation need to be done to stop those corrupt tenders. Because it seems like there is a breakdown of communication between the government and people who run those RDP tenders. Before we go further, what is the minister of Human Settlements saying about this matter, because this is a serious case, and if this houses keep on collapsing they might kill innocent people. It is an embarrassment to the Housing Department (or Human Settlements, as they now call themselves) and the Housing Divisions of municipalities that the Public Protector has to be involved in something they knew about all along!  http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Madonsela-RDP-houses-need-urgent-attention-20120802

 Its a shame on Human Settlements Department , for playing with the poor. What is your say on this case? If you need to debate this case further you can e-mail me at kimtim.tivani@gmail.com

Morgan Tsvangirai Refused A Wedding Permit By Zanu-PF Court

Morgan Tsvangirai gets married again, after losing his wife in 2009.

The Zimbabwean Prime Minister, Morgan Tsvangirai, married again on Saturday, 15 September 2012 despite being refused a wedding permit by the country's Zanu-PF dominated courts. The wedding was so out of this world, the decorations, the food and the wedding dress was so beautiful. But Mr Tsvangirai's wedding was dogged by court cases during the week which denied him permission to marry Widow Elizabeth Macheka, 35, in either a civil or traditional "customary" ceremony. A customary ceremony went ahead regardless on Saturday in front of hundreds of his supporters and was blessed by a Catholic priest. Robert Mugabe, the Zimbabwean president also attended the wedding, but stayed away at the last minute. 

  

After the marriage license was withdrawn in the Harare Magistrate's Court, Mr Tsvangirai's lawyers tried to arrange the wedding under customary law, but no official was prepared to officiate at the ceremony. The justice ministry is controlled by Zanu-PF and all judges are appointed by Mr Mugabe. "This is political, but we will just ignore it and have a good party," said Mr Tsvangirai's spokesman, Luke Tamborinyika I remember Mugabe speaking about peace and freedom months ago, but this is not freedom for Mr Tsvangirai to be deprived of getting married to his soul mate, because this two have political issues. Mugabe's message is totally different to his actions.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/zimbabwe/9545489/Zimbabwes-Morgan-Tsvangirai-weds-anew-despite-courts-refusal-to-issue-marriage-permit.html

  

Mr Tsvangirai's first wife, Susan, died in a car crash in 2009 shortly after Zimbabwe's inclusive government was sworn into power. What does that mean to you?  Mugabe you are not the only man who deserves to be happy in this world. if you want to discuss this issue with me you can e-mail me at kimtim.tivani@gmail.com

  

Angry Pupils Boycott Classess For New Building

Pupils at Refilwe Secondary School in Klopper, Limpopo

Pupils of Refilwe Secondary School in Klopper refused to go to their old school

At least 300 pupils from Refilwe Secondary School in Klopper, outside Mouste in Limpopo boycotted classes demanding to be taught in a new building. The new building is near their homes, while their old school - which is in disrepair, is situated 5km from their village. The 37-year-old school has no fence, no ceilings in most of the classrooms and few have chairs and desks. Most of the windows are broken and the entire structure is surrounded by thick bushes. While pupils waited outside the new building, their teachers sat chatting at the old premises.  "It rained hard on Thursday evening and we could not go to school on Friday since classrooms were flooded," learners representative council secretary Clement Molala said yesterday. "We cannot go back to (the old) school (building) because we are tired of promises." Limpopo education spokesman Pat Kgomo said: "We don't understand why they (pupils) are not in school. The (new) school is theirs, but incomplete. We cannot tell as to when it will be completed." Kgomo could not say when the pupils would be moved into the new school building. 

The department of education should handle this matter before it get out of hands. I mean what Kgomo is staying it is not an excuse. If learner wants to go to school and learn they must be given the opportunity to learn.  And how do you stay focused in class while it is raining with broken windows? I mean really you cannot walk to school for 5km everyday while there is a school around. The department of education should complete the school as soon as possible for learns. Maybe this leaders need to be taken back to classes where the is no desks, tables and windows for few days and get the feeling of how this learns are feeling.  Maybe they will understand the situation of this pupils. South Africa is not taking education as a priority. http://www.sowetanive.co.za/news/2012/09/14pupils-boycott-classes-over-news-building What is your say on this kind of situation, since you are a student or you were once a student? to discuss this matter further you can e-mail, kimtim.tivani@gmail.com