“Our kids are suffering”: Durban families plead for access to new homes

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“Our kids are suffering”: Durban families plead for access to new homesResidents of Donnelly Road in Durban are in a standoff with the eThekwini Municipality over delays in moving them into a low-cost housing project that was completed in June of 2024. The project, located in the Bluff area, consists of 76 newly built rental flats that were declared “practically complete” in June 2024. It is part of a municipal rental housing initiative, with rent set at R850/month for a one-bedroom unit and R1,800/month for a two-bedroom unit. Over 60 families are currently living in a run-down building across the road from the new housing project. Reasons for DelayseThekwini spokesperson, Gugu Sisilana, says the delays in allocating the 76 housing units are twofold.