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President visits shoddily built homes for flood victims

KZN flood victims from April 2022 who moved to the Cornubia housing development this year complain of poor workmanship

Despite having a disability, Muzi Ngongoma was allocated a double-storey home in the Cornubia housing development near Phoenix, north of Durban. Photos: Joseph Bracken

Beneficiaries of the Cornubia housing development in KZN have complained about how shoddily their houses were built.
Over 100 homes were handed over to victims of the 2022 flood in May and June.
On Thursday, President Cyril Ramaphosa visited the Cornubia development.

Nomthandazo Nama was excited to move into her new home in the eThekwini municipality and KZN human settlements’ Cornubia housing development near Phoenix, north of Durban, in June.
But in less than five months, she was struggling to fix gaps around her windows and under her doors, where water leaked in and damaged her…

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