Families finally receive homes after seven years of waiting due to Hazelmere Dam wall upgrade

Six months turned into seven years. That is how long families relocated for the raising of the Hazelmere Dam wall had to wait before getting the keys to their homes. Their relocation allowed the Department of Water and Sanitation to raise the wall by 7 metres from 86m to 93m.

This upgrade project aimed to enhance the water supply to the eThekwini Metro, iLembe, and KwaDukuza municipalities in the North Coast by increasing storage capacity. On Monday, Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina handed seven houses built by the department to some families in Oakford, Verulam. Majodina said that on December 19, the department conducted an oversight of the construction site.



"We are here to bring back their dignity by removing them from park homes and putting them in houses. However, they lack electricity. We have paid the eThekwini Municipality to connect electricity," Majodina said.

She said because of vandalism, they will still allow the beneficiaries to move in so the houses are not vandalised while they live in the park homes. "By the end of April, we hope electricity and everything else will be connected," Majodina said. Majodina said people are.

.. Thobeka Ngema.