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In Buffalo City, people long on the housing list were not given houses or were removed from it.

Council recordMayor: Princess Faku (ANC). Council run by ANC. From Mar 2023 to present.

Decided 30 Jun 2025

Independently re-checked 27 Oct 2026 · 1 official source

Independently re-checked 27 Oct 2026 · 1 official source

What does the evidence show?

Verified

The housing list is the council's record of people waiting for a home. Some got no home or were taken off it.

Verified means an official record, or two major news outlets, show it is true.

In Buffalo City, people long on the housing list were not given houses or were removed from it.

Council record

Some people on Buffalo City's housing list for years got no house or were removed from it, the Auditor-General found.

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