City housing projects impacted by surge in criminality, gang violence, extortion rackets
19 September 2021
In less than two years since February 2020, these instances of criminality have cost the City more than R131 million. In the five years since 2017, the City has spent more than R143 million, indicating a surge in these incidents in recent months. This is more than double the amount spent in the two previous years to counter this criminality.
Just some of the projects impacted since February 2020:
- Implementation of the City’s Beacon Valley housing project was delayed for more than 12 months; more than 1 800 opportunities impacted
- Backstage 2 Upgrading of Informal Settlement Project (UISP) was cancelled following unlawful occupation of 100% of the project site; cost of R33 million and 466 opportunities impacted