Public Protector Commends Correction Of Botched House Handover In Fs

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The Public Protector has welcomed the implementation of its remedial action by the Free State Department of Human Settlements after the department wrongfully handed over a new house at Hillside View, in Bloemfontein in April 2022.

The Public Protectors investigation found that the house that was allocated to Lucia Ntsaku actually should have been handed to Sarah Burgess who is now deceased. The department has now handed over the house to the heirs of Burgess.

The Public Protectors, Ndili Msoki has commended the department for complying with its remedial action.

The implementation of the Public Protectors remedial action is an expression of a willingness by the state to ensure that justice is not only done but is seen to be done. The Public Protector is entrusted with inter alia, the duty to assist the state to identify shortcomings in its systems, and the remedial actions contained in the Public Protectors reports are intended to correct the identified inadequacies to prevent reoccurrence of the issues complained of in the future, says Msoki.

The Democratic Alliance DA reported the matter to the Public Protector after the house was handed over in 2022.