The ministers and deputy ministers who left the homes that they were given during their tenure in a dreadful state may face jail time, according to the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure.
These former public officials who left their State homes in a disgusting state, and in some cases, defaced the property or took items from the homes, have been given a time-frame to sort the matter out or face criminal charges.
According to the ministry, shortly after Minister Dean Macpherson took office, he found some properties in the Prestige Unit in a disgusting or derelict state.
The ministry spokesperson, James de Villiers said that South Africa owns 97 state homes within its Prestige Unit, valued at around R830 million in Cape Town and R137 million in Pretoria.
The ministry said that one of the main problems that Macpherson encountered when he took office was that some non-returning ministers and deputy ministers refused to vacate their properties.
