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Posted to the web on: 23 April 2008
Officials ‘took houses meant for poor’
Nick Wilson

Property Editor

MORE than 30000 public servants face possible prosecution for defrauding the poor out of low-cost homes.

The Special Investigations Unit is investigating 31000 government employees, including school principals and police captains, who “corruptly or fraudulently” acquired fully subsidised houses.

Xolani Xundu, spokesman for the housing department, said the housing subsidies were meant for the “poorest of the poor” — households that earned less than R3500 a month.