# The DA in Gauteng has slammed the Human Settlements Department after MEC Tasneem Motara blamed former premier David Makhura for the collapse of the Rapid Land Release Programme. DA spokesperson Mervyn Cirota says despite two-billion-rand being spent, only 26 houses have been built out of ten-thousand planned stands. He is demanding accountability for wasted funds and calls for land transfers to deserving beneficiaries:
DA demands accountability for R2-billion housing failure [SOUND]
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