News24 | Construction mafia: Abandoned R11bn mega city project leaves military veterans in limbo

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The R11 billion Montrose Mega City project in Randfontein.(Graphic by Sharlene Rood/News24)

The R11 billion Montrose Mega City project in Randfontein.(Graphic by Sharlene Rood/News24)

The R11 billion Montrose Mega City project in Randfontein, which was launched in 2017 to great fanfare by then-Gauteng premier David Makhura and then-human settlements MEC Paul Mashatile, was meant to include a sanctuary for 174 military veterans. 

However, seven years later, the units, which were never completed, have been vandalised and illegally occupied.

Only a few veterans were given incomplete houses - and the government apparently only handed those properties over to prevent further vandalism.

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