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After 21 years on a waiting list, Sheila Hempe and nine others finally got their RDP houses — only to be blocked from moving in by local protesters who claimed their community was overlooked. Now, months later, the homes sit vandalized and empty, with no repairs funded by the municipality. Beneficiaries are heartbroken and fearful, while protesters insist locals — including farm workers and people with disabilities — should’ve been prioritized. Mediation failed, tensions remain high, and taxpayers are footing the bill for damage no one lives in — exposing deep fractures in South Africa’s housing allocation system.

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