State homes up for grabs
28 November 2016 - 08:23
Government-owned flats and houses - complete with swimming pools - are being leased to the public for the first time.The decision was taken after the Department of Public Works' immovable assets register showed that the government owned R75-billion worth of land and buildings in April.The 240 properties in Levubu, in Limpopo, Warden and Hertzogville, in the Free State, Belfast and Graskop, in Mpumalanga, and in Johannesburg were previously occupied only by public servants.
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