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Message: [QUOTE="Queen, post: 88624, member: 27"] Gauteng's RDP housing scheme just got hit with a massive fraud probe over cash sales to foreigners. RDP rules get shredded illegally [LIST] [*]Gauteng Human Settlements launched a full investigation. [*]Allegations claim poor folks sell subsidised homes to non-citizens. [*]Cash deals bypass strict eight-year sale ban. [*]Properties meant for needy South Africans vanish fast. [/LIST] Qualification locks out outsiders [LIST] [*]BNG houses target low-income citizens only. [*]No property ownership and income caps apply. [*]Title deeds come after waiting, but sales stay restricted. [*]Foreign nationals never qualify for official allocation. [/LIST] How the dodgy deals happen [LIST] [*]Desperate beneficiaries offload for quick money privately. [*]Buyers include undocumented migrants or legal residents. [*]Some turn houses into rentals or small shops. [*]Long waiting lists grow while shacks stay packed. [/LIST] Probe targets specific hot spots [LIST] [*]Claims focus on areas like Devon with organised flips. [*]Officials check records and chase evidence hard. [*]Complaints poured in from communities online. [*]Wrongdoers face eviction plus criminal heat. [/LIST] Fraud scams pile on the mess [LIST] [*]Fake officials promise houses for bribes. [*]Scammers use social media and calls to trick people. [*]Department warns no legit RDP needs upfront cash. [*]Report dodgy activity to the hotline immediately. [/LIST] Community anger boils over [LIST] [*]Rightful applicants rot in informal settlements. [*]Illegal sales spark overcrowding and resource strain. [*]Tensions rise when foreigners run businesses there. [*]Housing delivery slows, and trust takes a beating. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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