Executive Mayor of the City of Johannesburg, Councillor Mpho Phalatse briefs media in Johannesburg, 21 July 2022, about ongoing housing scams which target vulnerable and destitute citizens. Picture: Nigel Sibanda
“It is becoming clear we are dealing with multiple syndicates, who might be working closely with human settlement officials,” she said Phalatse encouraged victims to open cases of fraud at their local police station. “We have had dismissals of some JMPD [Joburg Metro Police Department] officials. We are rooting out all the lands of criminality within the City of Joburg.”
She said the city relied on funding from the national and provincial departments to roll out housing projects. Asked about the number of people in distress being scammed, acting group head of the GFIS Lizzie Ramogale said they were still gathering information as there were a number of syndicates which were operating.
“At the moment, it is only two we have identified, but it could be more. We do not really know who they are, perhaps it’s South African citizens or foreign nationals, we are yet to confirm.”
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