The community informed the delegation that the Minister had visited the area in October 2009 and promised that an amount of R25 million would be transferred by the national department to electrify the hostel but to date the money was not yet received. It was indicated that the Ekurhuleni region has 22 hostels, all in terrible conditions, 122 informal settlements and backyard dwelling was also extremely huge. The land is dolomite, wetlands and most privately owned. The sewer system was in a decaying state.