Tuesday, September 20, 2016

One of the most important event in the calendar of the National Department of Transport, the 2016 October Transport Month will be officially launched in the North West Province.Our department and that of Community Safety and Transport Management are the hosts by virtue of both being responsible for either roads infrastructure and transport. The launch takes place in the village called Mmorogong, near Tlhatlhaganyane in Moses Kotane Local Municipality on Saturday October 1. On launch day, the department will showcase the rehabilitated road between Matooster and Ruighoek (P54/1). This is in line with the purpose of the event, to showcase progress achieved in various transport programmes and projects....

Wednesday, August 10, 2016

Head of the Department of Public Works and Roads, Mr Pakiso Mothupi has announced the lifting of the suspensions on six senior officials of the department. The officials are: Kenneth Gill, Lazarus Kagiso Mokgosi, Collette Anthony-Chocklingo, Thabo Ndlovu; Alfred Mafune and Mbulelo Tundzi, Director. Mr Mothupi confirmed the suspension of the above-mentioned officials was ``uplifted due to the fact that the greater part of the investigation which had direct bearing on their presence in the workplace is now concluded but the investigation is still on" ...

Monday, July 18, 2016

Phase 2 of the new-look Mahikeng-Lichtenburg road was today made public with a funfare that included a sod turning ceremony the unavailing of the artistic impression the project dubbed ``Nelson Mandela Highway'' 'by the Premier of the province, Supra Mahumapelo.The envisaged plan is the construction of a 10km dual cariageway from Rooigrond to Danville,a traffic circle which will form part of the 30km rehabilitation project estimated to start within three months with a view to complete in three years...[Read]

Tuesday, April 26, 2016

In the context of the cooperative development and Expanded Public Works Programme, contractor development, preferential procurement policies, and the skills development programme Oliver Tambo's profound words continue to reverberate and guide us as we empower the youth of this country. The great icon pronounced, “a country that neglects its youth neglect its future”. Honourable Speaker, in our quest to address land retribution issues, the Department of Public Works and Roads together with Land Commission will by the end of June this year hand over a piece of land to Mekgareng community...[Read]

Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Members of the five households affected by the construction of a new bridge in Kolong village, Taung, say they have accepted the designs of their new houses and are ready to be relocated. The families confirmed this earlier today, Tuesday, 19 April, during Premier Supra Mahumapelo’s visit to the area. Premier Mahumapelo visited this area to ascertain for himself, the causes of delay in completing the construction of this bridge and claims that the families were refusing to be relocated. Premier Mahumapelo’s visit was propelled by claims that the delay in finalising the construction was as a result of the affected families refusing to be relocated. Premier Mahumapelo’s visit was propelled by claims that the delay in finalising...[Read]

Thursday, March 03, 2016

Our department and three others which the provincial government took a decision to implement co-management had made progress confirmed the MEC for Finance, Economic and Enterprise Development, Honourable Wendy Nelson confirmed this during the tabling of her Budget Speech today. With regards to progress made in respect of the Department of Public Works and Roads, she confirmed reprioritization and efficiency measures implemented and about R198 million was redirected to roads infrastructure programme...[Read]