Incomplete houses, part of a stalled municipal development of 1000 houses. The funding allocation was made in 1998, building started in 2003. Officials and a politician gave various reasons for the stalling of the scheme: shortage of water, theft of materials, problems with sewerage disposal, problems caused by the high clay content of the soil and the shortage of funds. By August 2006 420 houses had been completed. Lady Grey, Eastern Cape. 5 August 2006 (4_9896)

David Goldblatt
Incomplete houses, part of a stalled municipal development of 1000 houses. The funding allocation was made in 1998, building started in 2003. Officials and a politician gave various reasons for the stalling of the scheme: shortage of water, theft of materials, problems with sewerage disposal, problems caused by the high clay content of the soil and the shortage of funds. By August 2006 420 houses had been completed. Lady Grey, Eastern Cape. 5 August 2006 (4_9896), 2006
Digital print in pigment inks on cotton rag paper
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