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From Promises to Crisis: Inside the Rocky Ridge Housing Project

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The Rocky Ridge Housing Project was meant to deliver around 3,000 homes with a light industrial zone, but years later, hundreds of families remain homeless.
Community members Philani Pityo and Mbongeni Bidi share their story of demolitions and resilience, while Ishana Barciela, activist and KZN MPL, is taking the municipality and the Human Settlements Minister to court, calling it a humanitarian crisis.
This story is not just about Rocky Ridge. It highlights a wider failure in housing delivery across the region and KwaZulu-Natal today, and the human cost of broken promises. Don’t miss this powerful episode.
10 Sep 2025 English South Africa News · News Commentary

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