Emily Lepota in front of her incomplete RDP house. Photo: Steve Kretzmann
Emily Lepota, 62, has lived in a two-roomed shack for 16 years, despite being granted an RDP house.
The Housing Subsidy System shows that Lepota’s house is complete and was handed over to her. But when GroundUp visited Lepota, in Morolong, east of Bloemfontein, we found the house half-built, without windows or a roof.
In 2009, Lepota’s original house was destroyed when a mini tornado tore through the area. The Free State Department of Human Settlements launched a housing project to replace the damaged houses, including Lepota’s.
Lepota says construction started in 2011, but was never finished. “The house has been standing like this since 2012. The contractor…
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A South African, an Australian and an Englishman are all having a drink
The Englishman and South African both drink from Pint Glasses, the Australian from a bottle.
The South African, upon draining his glass, drops in back down on the bar, pulls out a pistol, and shoots the glass.
\”In South Africa, there is so much sand that I never drink from the same glass twice!\”
The Australian, having drained his bottle, sets it down upon the bar and, upon seizing the South African\’s pistol, shoots his bottle.
\”In Australia, there is so much booze that I never drink from the same brand twice!\”
The Englishman, likewise having drained his glass, sets his glass upon the table, seizes the pistol the pistol from the Australian, and shoots the South African and the Australian, quite dead.
\”In England, there are so many of you bastards that I never drink with the same two twice!\”
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Laduma! – he scores! [laa-doo-maa] This term is usually screamed out when a soccer team scores a goal. Extend any of the syllables for full effect.Example: “Laaaaaaduuuuumaaaa!”