{"id":43692,"date":"2025-02-25T06:02:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T04:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/ottery-housing-project-relaunched-after-year-long-delay-due-to-extortion-and-criminality-20250225\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T00:03:18","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T22:03:18","slug":"ottery-housing-project-relaunched-after-year-long-delay-due-to-extortion-and-criminality-20250225","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/ottery-housing-project-relaunched-after-year-long-delay-due-to-extortion-and-criminality-20250225\/","title":{"rendered":"Ottery Housing Project relaunched after year-long delay due to extortion and criminality."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The Edward Avenue housing project in Ottery, delayed for over a year due to extortion and criminal activities, was relaunched on February 19 with promises to complete houses by the end of 2025.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>City officials, including Mayco member Carl Pophaim, addressed security measures implemented to combat crime and extortion and emphasized the importance of community unity in overcoming these challenges.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Beneficiaries, like Myrna August and Alistair Hartogh, expressed relief after waiting over two decades for their homes and are hopeful for progress by the end of the year.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>A housing project in Ottery, delayed for more than a year, allegedly due to extortion and criminality, is set to start in earnest with promises of houses to be built and completed by the end of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last week Wednesday 19 February, a \u201crelaunch sod-turning ceremony\u201d was held with City officials and beneficiaries of the Edward Avenue housing project. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beneficiaries and City officials waited close to 30 minutes in scorching heat for Mayco member of human settlements Carl Pophaim to make an appearance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI am so pleased to be here today to see this R52 million project progress,\u201d he shared when he arrived. \u201cThis project includes not only the houses, but also the electrification and public lighting, landscaping and sidewalks.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He reported that the project was unfortunately impacted by criminality and extortion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is not okay, we cannot allow extortion and criminals demanding protection money or cuts of project values to be the norm and we will fight it with all we have,\u201d said Pophaim. \u201cWe therefore spent much focus on reducing risks and enhanced security and monitoring was implemented to deal with the threats. These criminals cannot and will not be allowed to take housing opportunities from those who most need them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pophaim urged the community to unite against crime and extortion. \u201cWhen we work together with our communities, we can overcome these challenges. This is why we must continue to say enough is enough and stand together to fight criminality and extortion.\u201d Subcouncil 18 chair Kevin Southgate, who attended the ceremony, thanked beneficiaries for their patience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI wish to thank the beneficiaries for their patience and for allowing the City to engage in the process of appointing a new contractor following the cancellation of the last contractor,\u201d he said. \u201cIt is said that every failure is an opportunity to start again, and so we are here today to celebrate with you the start of the building of the top structures. I want to encourage the community to take ownership of the project and to ensure that no one interferes or tries to stop the project.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Southgate added that a new contractor has since been appointed for the project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe City has appointed an experienced contractor and I\u2019m confident that the project will be a success,\u201d he commented. \u201cAs the Subcouncil, we will continue to monitor and exercise oversight of the project.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In October 2023, <span>People\u2019s Post<\/span> was present when the same promises were made in the dusty open field during the first sod-turning ceremony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the time, City officials promised that the first 30 houses should be built and completed by December that year (<span>\u201cHomes in time for Christmas\u201d<\/span>, <span>People\u2019s Post<\/span>, 24 October 2023).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the City, the project is expected to be completed by the end of this year, if all goes according to plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For beneficiaries, it has been a very long and arduous wait since signing up for the project over 20 years ago. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Myrna August, a mother of four, said it has been a hard and long wait for a home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI was pregnant with my son, who this year turns 25 and is a married man, when I applied for this housing project. We are only going to get the houses now,\u201d she shared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>August described how the long wait for a house impacted her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt has been a very long wait and what is also disturbing is that I could not in this time apply for a council flat to live in because on their system I was already a \u2018homeowner\u2019 for signing for this housing project,\u201d she explained. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBut how can you be a homeowner when you don\u2019t have a house? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe had to sign a deed of sale although there was no house.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She currently lives in her deceased father\u2019s property but will be moving shortly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Blockquote\" data-pos=\"Middle\" id=\"embed_f94fed14\">\n<div class=\"text\">I am living in Lotus River, in my father\u2019s house, but the house is going to be sold after it was given to my sister. According to Muslim rights, she must get the house so we must move out and I am already packed.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>She hopes to be in her own home before the end of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAll I can do now is hope and pray that everything will go quickly.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alistair Hartogh, another beneficiary, shared how he and his family have already moved and lived in different places 17 times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are currently living in Schaapskraal and have been staying there for seven years,\u201d he shared. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe have moved around 17 times already but I can only say that I\u2019m so grateful to God because everything is looking positive.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Hartogh family is hopeful that this is the year they move into their own home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is the 18th year we are waiting for our house because it was delayed,\u201d he added. \u201cWe waited and remained in prayer and now hopefully it will finally be 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