ANDILE NTINGI: Eastern Cape’s plucky housebuilders leave unreliable municipalities behind
A housing boom in the old Transkei is going ahead despite a lack of title deeds and bank finance
20 May 2020 - 15:22
There was a time when Nelson Mandela’s house in Qunu, along the N2 highway near Mthatha, was the only modern marvel in an area that traditionally built its houses from mud. Not any more. These days, Madiba’s house has serious competition.
A housing boom is taking place along the N2 section that runs through the former Transkei. But it is a boom that is different from the ones we have seen elsewhere. ..
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