Displaced KZN flood victims to start moving into the newly purchased building from December
On Sunday, KZN Human Settlements MEC Siboniso Duma announced that the provincial government had purchased the lodge from Transnet for R33 million.
FILE: EMS personnel attend to the scene of a collapsed building in eThekwini following heavy rain on 19 February 2025. Picture: Nhlanhla Mabaso/EWN
JOHANNESBURG - Displaced flood victims in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) are expected to start moving into the newly purchased Montclair Lodge in eThekwini by the end of the year.
On Sunday, KZN Human Settlements MEC Siboniso Duma announced that the provincial government had purchased the lodge from Transnet for R33 million.
He shared that the acquisition would drastically reduce the cost of emergency accommodation.
More than 4,000 people have been displaced in the province due to flooding since 2022.
Department spokesperson, Ndabezinhle Sibiya, said that refurbishment assessments would begin before the end of July.
He added that the move was part of broader efforts to prepare for future weather-related disasters.
"The building has been transferred to the department. This building will be used to accommodate victims of floods, and we are preparing for the summer season."
Sibiya also confirmed that permanent housing was being developed on land made available by amakhosi.