COMMENT: How South Africa’s top brass continue to inflate government housing figures and why it matters
Government officials maintain that over 4 million houses have been provided to the poor. We explain why this claim is misleading.
Government officials maintain that over 4 million houses have been provided to the poor. We explain why this claim is misleading.
South Africans have the right to access government information, so it’s important that agency and department websites work well.
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